. >> this is home based for penndot vehicles out on the road. a lot have been here the last couple hours. they've been taking off about the last hour or so. the snow started picking up early in the last 0 minute and tonight penndot crews say they will be out as long as they need to be out over the next few hours. >> dump trucks in norristown loaded up thursday night in preparation for the first snowfall of 2017 and it may just be a couple of inches but people are ready for whatever happens. >> i'm prepared you know it's winter we should be expecting it. so, he yeah, no big deal. >> jerry veter lives in montgomery country and made sure he got home perfect the snow starting falling and others took the same advice. officials from the philadelphia suburbs to shore salted and brined roads for most of the day. >> we have whatever we need available. >> a coating to" is expected and moving east towards the shore. it's expected to stop before the rush hour drive in the morning. >> it's been warm the last few days and now it will get cold and we'll get sn

. >> this is home based for penndot vehicles out on the road. a lot have been here the last couple hours. they've been taking off about the last hour or so. the snow started picking up early in the last 0 minute and tonight penndot crews say they will be out as long as they need to be out over the next few hours. >> dump trucks in norristown loaded up thursday night in preparation for the first snowfall of 2017 and it may just be a couple of inches but people are ready for whatever happens. >> i'm prepared you know it's winter we should be expecting it. so, he yeah, no big deal. >> jerry veter lives in montgomery country and made sure he got home perfect the snow starting falling and others took the same advice. officials from the philadelphia suburbs to shore salted and brined roads for most of the day. >> we have whatever we need available. >> a coating to" is expected and moving east towards the shore. it's expected to stop before the rush hour drive in the morning. >> it's been warm the last few days and now it will get cold and we'll get sn

we see penndot in place. looks like it's involving this truck and another vehicle so traffic is really jammed on the schuylkill expressway westbound. this just happened here at the conshohocken curve. watch for a new accident. other than that on the schuylkill expressway elsewhere around the region looking pretty good on your main roads so far. we're traveling in the 50's. it's a little bit damp on the roads from yesterday but today is going to be a better day. we have a touch of fog in one or two spots. not seeing any big impact on the roads. we have this fire department activity and katherine scott has been live on the scene telling us a lot of restrictions in and around the area. the fire itself is on spinners town road near plover lane. use schoolhouse lane to avoid that but katherine is saying they have several restrictions in the area. also on the pennsylvania turnpike westbound between fort washington and valley forge we've got construction crews out there blocking the right lane but at this early hour

both state police and penndot can't say for sure if it was falling debris from a construction site abovee same strip of highway is undergoing four years of repairs as part of a $65 million project replacing structurally deficient bridges even though it's penndot's project they said this in a statement to "action news." the contractor is held responsible for any damage sustained in there work zone. >> like we drove by later and tried to like find the exact location and then that's when we saw like the construction trucks and the company and stuff but they really weren't doing heavy construction today, either, so that's why i don't know if it's construction related or if it's just bridge debris that is falling or what it is. >> reporter: and penndot says that they are reaching out to the contractor. they're also urging the driver to reach out to the contractor as well. state police say that there's no other incidents like this that have been reported. so far, though, as of last night they say that they are looking into it. the driver's also hoping that other people that may have been on th

hopefully we can see penndot trucks out there this morning. even if they put down salt last night it may have melted the ice but that quickly, that water is refrozen. expect delays on september, airport, market frankford line running with 15 minute delays expect delays on new jersey transit an dart buses as they navigate snowy streets from over the weekend. how long will this last? sueby has the answer in 15 seconds. >>> 6:47. it is all about the numbers and how low they are and how that will affect you walking out the door. so these are cold enough. these are the actual temperature, 15, one, six, two , but the wind chillies what it feels like outside. it feels like 12 below in the mountains. it feels like one in millville , new jersey. in trenton it feels like three wind chillies five in philadelphia. looking at future cast we will not get out of the 20's, very similar to the weekend that bitter, bitter cold is with us but it is one shore day that we will head into tomorrow where we will start off cloudy in the morning but temperatures will e

penndot is urging people to take mass transit and car pool. let's look, as well, we're traveling into upper moreland, montgomery county, we have a downed tree at edge hill road at manner house lane. that could be a concern where you're seeing wet roots. we have a down tree at county line road at chestnut road and park road. horsham road is the best bet to get around that. matt. >> i'm take it, welcome again, gina. president trump has a packed day for his first real day in office. he will meet with democratic leaders in congress. his agenda includes repealing and replacing the healthcare law and passing tax reform. >>> kellyanne conway said president trump will not release his tax returns. he said they litigated it all through the election and quote people didn't care. >>> new on "action news," samsung has announced that battery design caused the galaxy note 7 fire. the company said testsful -- tests of the 200,000 smart phones found battery defects. analysts question whether the employee has gotten to the heart of the problem. 3 million note 7

i want to show you this shot, woodhaven road past knights road, penndot has it zoomed off to the side. more details coming in with the breaking news, penndot on the scene heavy duty tow trucks as they try to get the septa bus up righted and pulled out of here. all lanes are blocked at woodhaven and knights road. you can take nights road to fair daily and millbrook. you can see the ice around the area, it's hard to tell if that was a reason for the problem. let's switch to the other issues. we have a problem with the water main break, kendall boulevard at washington avenue in oakland, camden county. it's affecting the school. of course with temperatures like we're seeing, you'll have ice on the roads. that's why it's affecting the school kendall boulevard, the water main break avoid that area and stick to manner avenue in oakland, camden county. platt bridge westbound shut down due to an accident, we have police on the scene right now. they are blocking the entrance to the platt bridge westbound. eastbound is moving okay. westbound completely blocked off with the accident on the platt

penndot trucks are fanned out across the region and covered i-95 at woodhaven and 180 trucks working across the state. the philadelphia streets department is getting its salt trucks ready and heading out on city road at 7:00 tonight. delaware is expected to get hit by the winter weather, gray hall joins us live from newport with del/dot's plans. >> reporter: hi sara and rick, this is one location where workers come to collect the salt to put on the roads. winter is here and snow is soon to follow and the workers tell me hey they are ready. del/dot workers are hard at work getting ready for the anticipated snowfall. workers are busy spreading salt across the state and are ready for what old man winter brings their way. >> we'll battle the storm that is coming. >> trucks are spraying roads with a salt and water mixture to delay any accumulation of snow and ice and making sure the trucks are serviced and ready to handle the job. >> continue to brine today and we want to get everything treated before the later activities that are coming in. we are kind of in the middle of trying to figur

all of these vehicles, and when penndot switches that camera around, you can see how extensive they have right now, cracking into the 5:00 hour. avoid the area at all costs. frankford avenue, the boulevard, those will be your best alternates right now, but his is just the kind of a sneak peak of things to come. already, what we've been seeing since the had hour, we have another accident now in east norriton. germantown pike whitehall road. one northbound lane blocked here. another accident that just popped up and overturned vehicle, at arch street at 15th street. so, heads up. this is what we've been kind of talking about all morning long, these reoccurring accidents, because the road surfaces are so slick. it is a cold enough to sustain that ice. so we will have a lot of those cars melting some of the stuff on the roadways, then will freeze over, it can really cause some major problems out there, jim, over to you. >> thank you, meisha. the snow seems to be trailing off. >> yes, but be careful, those roadways and sidewalks may still be slick. our meteorologist, lauren casey, live in coll

but going back to this camera, i think we've got our friend charles metzger from penndot on the line. charles, are you there? >> good morning, how are you? >> good morning to you, friends. tell me first and for most, how was your commute into work this morning? >> the commute was fine. we have nearly 300 trucks out, that are salting and plowing. and we have 118,000 tons of salt on hand. so we have plenty of material, plenty of equipment. the storm happened at a very opportune time for us, overnight before got in and out of the traffic. so we were able to get our trucks out in place. and get out in front of the storm. >> funny, charles, because even though we don't have that much snow, we know even little bit of snow can cause major problems, so, what is your standard protocol on morning like this? >> well, we pre-treat the roads, we spent the last couple every days doing the ramps on the expressways, and then putting the salt brine down on the major roadways, working our way back into the secondary roads. so we had enough warning time to get out in front of this storm and make sure th

looking at penndot actually following right now 95 north, closed between the airport and the vine, then the vine westbound slows between 95 and the broad. this camera shot right here is 95 by the airport, like i said, penndot is actually following that motorcade right now. so we switch gears, show you delaware county, the five north at 452, guys, take a look at this, if you approach the airport, look at this traffic. if you can avoid this area moving up to the airport northbound on 95, anywhere on 95, i would do so right now. plus, just some pointers you certainly want to take into consideration today. closures, until 6:00 p.m. today, so this will affect our evening commute, as well. thirteenth street from chestnut to market, market street from 11th to juniper, 12th fret from chestnut to arch. also take a look at this, some of the closures around the city, 1100, 1200 block of market, where we see restrictions this place, 1260 chestnut, 13th from chestnut to market. see where you are starting to slow down already. as we push into the city, you can see, 15th street around city hall, get v

. >> reporter: i spoke to a spokes manhatt spokesman from penndot, he said they have 66 trucks on the road in chester county alone. a lot will be working around the clock as drivers are working 12-hour shifts. live here in downingtown chester county, brandon hudson, nbc 10 news. >> brandon, thank you. >>> if you live in montgomery county, you can track snowplows as they move throughout the county. it's part of upper mariontownship's web site. it shows where the plows are and it's up dated every 15 minutes. you can use the map for road closures and street cleanings. go to nbc10.com for the link. >>> let's take a live look at the blue cross river rink at penn's landing. it's a pretty tight sotonight. an hour ago this rink was packed with people as the snow started to fall. >>> here's a look on the road conditions on i-95 near the stadium complex. traffic moving along okay there. the salt trucks pre-treated the major roads ahead of the snow. steve jones has been checking the reeoads around philly. >> what are the conditions you're seeing in south philadelphia. >> reporter: we're not too

penndot is on the scene with the arrow board. it's i-95 northbound past cottman. there are no kids on the bus but now the two right lanes are blocked. police are on the scene creating a slow go. your heavier volume is southbound where it's a 28 minute jam dave from woodhaven to the vine. >> chilly out there. temperatures in the 30's and a little bit breezy so we're dressing the kids warmly umbrella or rain gear might not be a bad idea because a spotty sprinkle or shower is that possible. looks like everybody is in the mid to upper 30's across the region and we're only going up to 41 for a high. intermittent rain and drizzle through the day and still windy but not as windy as yesterday. nonetheless be careful of an additional falling branch here or there. we'll be right back with our top stories. >> ♪ when heartburn hits, fight back fast with tums smoothies. it starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue. and neutralizes stomach acid at the source. smoothies! only from tums >> top stories here. remnants of the ncontinue to imy the heavy winds and rainked u

even though it's penndot's project, they said this in a statement to "action news." contractor is held responsible for any damage sustained in the work zone. >> like we drove by later and tried to like find the exact location and then that's when we saw like the construction trucks and the company and stuff but they really weren't doing heavy construction today, either, so that's why i don't know if it's construction related or if it's just bridge debris that is falling or what it is. >> reporter: as of last night, state police say they haven't had any other incidents like this reported to them. the driver is hoping that other people who witnessed this do come forward to state police. penndot says that they are reaching out to the contractor to let them know there there was falling debris but they're also urging the driver to reach out to the contractor as well. for now reporting live in center city, annie mccormick channel6 "action news." nydia, back to you. >> that driver and her passenger are lucky they weren't injured. annie, thank you. >>> dog owners in chester

penndot says it has about 180 trucks out right now. northeast philadelphia, some folks have much more than just snow on their minds. water main break has flooded six homes. fox 29's shawnette wilson is live at the scene on mill brook road. shawnette. >> reporter: well lucy this is still very much an active scene. philadelphia water department workers remain here on mill brook road in the northeast as they try to get this water main break shut off. you can see behind me water continues to run down the road here neighbors standing outside their homes waiting for answers as to when this thing is going to be fixed and when they are going to have watery stored back into their homes. let's take a look at video we were able to get when this first happened. so according to philadelphia water department worker we're told this is a 16-inch water main break that they are working on. neighbors though tell us that it started around 11:00 o'clock. they say that they heard some sort of a loud boom but then it wasn't until about 1:30 that they began t

penndot is urging compliewrts oh, -- commuters to car pull or take mass transit. live look here on the schuylkill expressway looking really nice in both directions. if you're traveling around montgomery drive we're seeing normal travel times in place between the blue route and the vine. take a look at the big picture, we're seeing 50s on the map for i-95. we'll take that, as well on the vine street expressway. 49 on the schuylkill expressway and 55 on the blue route. overall we're in the green this morning. let's take you outside, as well, route 38 westbound, the off-ramp to route 73 northbound we're getting word that we have a downed pole and wires in the area, route 70 will be the best bet to get around that, matt. >> thank you, gina. back to the nor'easter, the rain and wind will be strong with the jersey shore feeling the brunt of the storm. let's go to katherine scott in atlantic city getting wind blown this morning. how you doing, cath -- katherine. >> reporter: yes, winds blown on the boardwalk. we have strong wind gusts picking up. the rain has not been mu

penndot is advising folks to car pool, this is getting to be the best bet because there will really be affect be us. let's look at the big picture. 50 osin' i-95 and 40s on the vine street expressway. the blue route, pretty nice, as well. 40s and 50s. vine street expressway, traveling westbound or eastbound not a problem. earlier construction not out there this morning, good news there. if you're traveling out into maple shade route 38. the westbound off ramp to route 73 is closed. matt back to you. >> all right, gene -- gina and welcome. >>> let's take a ride on mobile 6, morning commute it will be wet and windy, we're tracking it for you, not many people out right now, but the roads are damp. >> now to that bridge. no one knows how long the pennsylvania turnpike bridge linking bucks county and burlington county new jersey will be closed, all we know this is the first morning commute without it and it is going to stink. annie mccormick is live on the perform-a side preparing for a rough monday for drivers. annie. >> reporter: we're on radcliff road that leads up to the bridge. there a

according to penndot, the driver was trying to bump salt to the back of his truck when the trailer hit power lines at the intersection of route 202 and route 1 in chats ford. homes and businesses in the area lost power after the crash. >>> in south jersey a car skidded off 295 near exit 11 in sweets borrow. the wind kept blowing the snow back onto the road. >>> for those who weren't out on the roads and weren't driving, they were in the snow, having a lot of fun. we saw plenty of snow angels, snow tubing and sledding in university city. it was the first time this winter that philadelphia had enough snow to broeak out the shreds. >>> coming up, the cost of the penn state sex scandal. we have new details on how expensive the scandal, repeated lawsuits and fines have been for the university. >>> also, turnpike toll increase now in effect across pennsylvania. coming up, we'll tell you how much more it's going to cost you on your next trip. my daughter wants to stay organic. my husband wants to stay free from artificial ingredients. my whole family wants to stay free from artificial preserv

thanks penndot for zooming in on this, trying to give us a better view. schuylkill expressway and i-95 move moving mostly in the 40s and 50s. yeadon we have a vehicle fire in yeadon, delaware county. we have an accident in upper pottsgrove township this accident cleared a minute ago, dry and clear, but busy out there. >> developing now, gunfire popped off in a kensington park, many neighbors in the beyond a reasonable doubt heard the shots and hit the deck, one man didn't get down in time. and annie mccormick is live at police headquarters, good morning, annie. >> reporter: good morning, tam, the 45-year-old victim is in very critical condition. this is video from the scene. we are told it happened before 9:00 p.m. in the kensington section of the city. the victim was on the front porch of the home on the 200 block of east indiana street. shots rang out, his family members duck, but the victim was struck in the head. police do not think he was the intended target and focusing on shell casing in a nearby park. >> while investigating the scene, officers fou

penndot says we also have one of the highest highway systems in the the country.oney will be used to improve our road and bridges. >>> last time of the year we will be hearing the screech of the eagle because bird will be cleaning out lockers after finishing on a high note. bird took on division rival cowboys in the game that did not mean anything except bragging rights. cowboys did not play their biggest stars including ezekiel elliott, dak prescott, dez bryant only playing a few series but we did get to see tony romo. he helped cowboys score one touchdown but after that all eagles. eagles win 27-13 finishing seven-nine. >>> and there is eagles beat report shore find himself on the defense after being eject during the game on sunday. he is jeff mclane from the inquirer, he was kick out of the press box, one of the other people there marcus hey es tweeted out picture. it started when reporters got into a debate over what the penalty was in the third quarter and eagles public relations coordinator say they got too loud and she told them to settle town. he claimed t

. >> and you can track penndot's plows on line and see which once are in your neighborhood. we put link on our website at cbsphilly.com. >> onto other news now. intelligence officials are expected to meet face-to-face with president-elect trump at trump tower today. to brief him on their highly anticipated dollars report, into russia's interference in the 2016 election. cbs correspondent hena daniels with the latest from new york. >> in just a fewer hours, the nation's top intelligence chiefs will make their case to president-elect donald trump. that russia undoubtedly meddled in the election. among them, the director of national intelligence, james klapper. who testified on capitol hill yesterday. >> the hacking was only one part of it. and it also entailed class cam prom began did a, dis information, fake news. >> cbs news has learned the moves intend today hurt hillary clinton's candidacy. and that us investigators have intercepted the russian officials expressing pleasure after trump won. while klapper insists russia did not change the vote tallies, he blasted mr. trump

penndot truck waiting in the wings. is a lot of penndot crew s are out there especially in the areas where the temperatures have dipped down getting ready to put town that layer of salt if needed. live look at 42 freeway, not any reports of any ice conditions over in south jersey because again, temperatures are higher, above the freezing level and just rain over here in south jersey on the tree way. using mass trans to it day grab umbrella, get to wear your new rain boots, sunday schedule for all regional rail lines today, buses, trolleys are operating on a modified weekday schedule, check everything at septa.org, rest of the mass transit, collinswood, patco, new jersey transit, or dart systems all operating, on a special limited schedule, karen, back over to you. >>> islamic state has claim responsibility for that terror attack that happened in the a nightclub in turkey. one of the dozens of people who were injured on new years eve fridays our area. his name is jake rock and he is heading home to our area to delaware t

snow of the season and penndot is getting ready brining i-95 in northeast philadelphia and the schuylkill expressway in center city. in new jersey they were loading the salt trucks at the department of public works facility in lyndonwald and this was the scene today on 95 in newport delaware as big trucks were putting down brine solution there. we have all the bases covered tonight. "action news" reporter sara bloomquist and gray hall are covering the philadelphia area and northern delaware but first lets get the ratest from meteorologist, cecily tynan and adam joseph. >> this is the first time this season that our entire viewing area sees some snow. not a major snow storm though, double scan live radar showing the elongated piece of energy moving out of the ohio valley transferring low pressure off the carolina coast and moving northeast out to sea. this means we'll see snow tonight into the early morning hours. zoom in on storm tracker we see snow now reaching the ground, kent county, delaware and lynn tells me on facebook it's been snowing an our and beginning to stick and snow startin

academy road at a complete standstill, all lanes still blocked because of a jackknifed tractor-trailer, penndot showing you the snowfall, and we'll go to exton chester county when "action news" comes right back. >> 4:45 a.m., a few flakes flying in front of the camera at the rothman ice rink next to city hall. it's ready for skaters today opens at noon and closes tonight at 11:00 p.m. some cold evening skating if you prefer. >> perfect for hot chocolate, karen. >> reporter: sounds good to me, warm yourself up with hot chocolate before you head out, but give yourself extra time. first up, you have to wipe off the cars. snow covering the cars this is are a shot when i was coming down. the snow coverage is different depending on where you're traveling. this is a look at the residential streets, this is my neighborhood here, completely snow covered, hard to tell the difference between the sidewalks, the grass and the roads i felt. however, the main roots are in good shape. you can see this is an intersection here, you've got the main road ahead, you can see the black, the local roads, you need to b

penndot was laying down a layer of brine before the sfoe and chopper 6 hd was over i-95 in the northeast as crews were preparing the highways there. it's not credited a major snow event it could have an impact on tomorrow's morning commute. david murphy joins us outside with the details from accuweather. >> we have a break in the clouds right now and some sunshine of philadelphia but the clouds will get thicker, take a look at stormtracker 6 live double scan mainly dry out by gettysburg a little little snow shower pushing towards the east we had that in chester county and south jersey. but the main body of snow is still farther out to the west. with those thicker clouds and will probably see most of that hold off until the evening hours and holding off until the evening commute probably just the first flakes on not have a real impact. but future tracker 6 at 6:30 it keeps wants to bring it into sooner and sooner 6:30 and 8:00 some of the area sees this pushing towarded the east. and by 11:00, much more of the region is overtaken by the snow and we'll continue to see that build in the ove

you can see penndot is already on the scene. truck there as well so hopefully this accident isn't out here too long but for now restrictions as you head northbound toward mid-county on the blue route. also a new crash in skippack. this is bridge road 113 at mensch road. cress plan or collegeville roads would probably be better bets. karen. >> storm tracker6 double scan showing not a lot of rain right now just showers in south jersey a couple sprinkles near the city and up in the north and west we have been watching for the potential for that freezing rain. but that ace veer continues until 10 o'clock in the lehigh valley. at 7:00 a.m. it's 39 degrees, temperatures will be above average today. by noon 42. it's kind of a damp and dreary day. looks like the heaviest of the rain during this time of periods of rain will be from maybe 1 o'clock to 6 o'clock in the afternoon and evening hours. your high today is 45 degrees but grab that umbrella, tam. >> okay, will do. thank you, karen. >>> flew on "action news" a montana woman was enj

. >>> and penndot started sweeping and debris removal on the schuylkill, route 309 and u.s. 402, it's happening in both directions between sfee city avenue and the pennsylvania turnpike. drivers can expect lane closures between cheltenham avenue and arm and hammer boulevard from today until friday. all three projects cause intermittent lane closures from 2:00 in the morning to 3:00 if the afternoon every day. >>> a tractor trailer overturned in delaware county before the morning rush. "action news" was there at valley form, fortunately nothing spilled from the big rig. crews cleared the scene and no records of injuries from the scene as well. >>> turning now to the last second kick that ended in heart break for penn state fans in the rose bowl last night. the nittany lions ended for a game for the ages and a last second let down. usc rallies to seal a 42-39 victory and it came as time was expiring. penn state was driving down the field for a possible winning score. "action news" was at the field house for the fans watching the finished. it kept people glued to our sister station espn.

i want to take a live look police on the scene as penndot zooms around to check it out. they are blocking the entrance of the platt bridge this is westbound no traffic getting on the platt bridge all lanes blocked with the police activity. airport line has a 20 minute delay that's a big size delayed on this freezing cold morning. patco on a schedule, 15 minutes from 8:00 a.m. and 7 minutes at 9:00 a.m. we're looking at cold conditions on the bus stop. 13 degrees by 6:00 a.m. 12 degrees by 8:00 a.m. bundle up. 12 by 7:00 a.m. 23 by noon. the high today 27 degrees. the windchills will make it feel like the 20s the best of times. 5:00 p.m., 23, getting back down to 21. there's a chance of late freezing rain in the northern suburbs tomorrow. we'll be right back. [oprah] like everybody, i want to live a life that's full. full of a happiness found in living the life i want. full of the energy that comes with good health. full of the great foods i love. and at weight watchers, i don't have to choose between weight loss and living well. i live well, while losing weight. it is ea

we had police penndot as well as ambulance and fire crews on the scene.e of those have left the scene. still a few officials here blocking the right lane. traffic's getting by in the left lane on this ramp from the blue route southbound to i-95 northbound. the other big accident was on the schuylkill expressway. it just cleared so it was the schuylkill westbound near conshohocken, a minute ago i was looking at these speeds they were only about 14 miles per hour. you were jammed from belmont to conshohocken. now that that accident is cleared you can see we're moving at 23 miles an hour so still a little slow but not as bad as it was. i-95 at least is in good shape but we've got an accident in trenton that's blocking all lanes here and route 29 northbound has been shut down past 129. the accident has just cleared a minute ago so we're going to see those crews leave the scene. 29 has been closed but now they're trying to reopen it at this point here with that accident in trenton. meanwhile a new accident on the route one media bypass here. this is southbound

we have penndot on the scene, police. it's really a mess.look at the delay of the line behind it. typically it takes you two minutes. it's taking 12 minutes to travel on the westbound side of the vine between 95 and 76. the eastbound side getting heavy as well. delays are not bad. as you can see on the vine street expressway we do have that issue and that's why we're seeing the slowdown but 95 itself not bad if you're traveling on 76 that's not bad either but i want to draw your attention to the area of south philadelphia where we have an accident, 76 ramp to 26th street. that could definitely be a setback for if you. as you travel out into the area of pottstown watch out for another crash on 422 westbound right at sanatoga avenue. definitely a little problem spot there. brian i'll send it right back over to you. >> gina thank you so much. >>> a new face in new castle county politics started 2017 by giving back to the community. executive elect matt mier treaded a suit indicate for an apron. he took time to speak with everyone there in atten

penndot is already on the scene.ooks like they already had a tow truck on the scene but you can see the jam on the boulevard northbound right now at ridge avenue with the new accident. so watch for that accident and the also the traffic lights are out city avenue at presidential avenue again so that one has been causing problems and it's a dark ride in parts of the schuylkill expressway near city avenue. we're looking live here at city avenue approaching belmont and you can see the overhead street lights are out so just watch for that as you're driving there heading towards king of prussia. delaware river turnpike bridge still out. this has been causing huge problems and will continue to do so, so of course the turnpike connector shut down in bot both directions between e turnpike and the new jersey turnpike. cheltenham a sinkhole closing down brook road. stick to mount carmel as your alternate. matt. >> a man system killed during an armed robbery and as the man lay bleeding in the street struggling through the last

plows were being readied at the south philadelphia penndot start earlier this morning. city leaders say about 70 trucks have been out since about 2:00 this morning, they have about 47,000 tons of salt ready. >>> well, at this point, only two school district opening two hours late because of the weather. those include the regional school district, estell manor school district, both atlantic county, reminder will post all closings and delays on cbsphilly.com and on our cbs local app. new this morning, hit-and-run in philadelphia's queen village, leaves one person injured. police say it happened about 2:00 this morning, at second and south street. the victim suffered an arm injury. so far no description of the car. store owner shoots two robbery suspects in cobbs creek leading to their arrest. philadelphia police say it happened at 62nd and spruce. two armed men wearing black masks entered a restaurant just after 9:30 last night. police say the incident was captured on surveillance cameras, both inside and outside of the restaurant. >> undetermined amount of cash from two

according to penndot, one of their contractors was trying to bump salt towards the back of his truck. the trailer hit power lines at the intersection of route 202 and route 1 in chads ford yesterday. homes and businesses in the area lost power for a time after the crash. >>> yesterday afternoon in south jersey, a car skidded off 295 near exit 11 in sweets borrow. they were out salting and plowing, but the wind kept blowing the snow back onto the roads. >>> philadelphia international airport still reporting cancellations and delays this morning. this is video from yesterday when the snow created plenty of delays. flights were coming in up to five hours late. we weren't the only ones who had to deal with this blast of winter weather. other parts up and down the east coast had the same thing. reminder, if you're headed out today to the airport, check the status of your flight. >>> 10:08. coming up, dropping their pants for a good cause. we'll tell you why some folks will be riding septa "today" showing some skin. >>> and stupid people and fools. donald trump takes to twitter overnight an

. >> yeah, agencies like penndot getting ready. salt trucks are being deployed as everyone works to make sure those roads remain safe. thanks for joining us at 6:00. i'm chris o'connell in for iain page tonight. >> i'm lucy noland. we are under a winter weather advisory right now. so let's get right to it. here's meteorologist kathy orr. >> all right, guys. we have a lot to talk about. right now quiet in old city philadelphia. temperatures still in the 30s we have that winter weather advisory for most of the area. that's between 8:00 o'clock tonight and 6:00 o'clock tomorrow morning. the heaviest will fall during the early morning hours one to 3-inches of snow across the region. you showed ultimate doppler i'll take a zoom in because where you see this darker lavender right here through dover and cutting through cumberland county toward atlantic county this is where we are seeing some light snow falling. also the northwestern corner new castle county delaware. if you're seeing snow, zen us a picture a tweet send it to us on faceboo

penndot says it also has one of the largest high any systems. they say the increase manies nearly a billion dollars more a year in road and bridge improvements. you may remember new jersey's gas tax went up by 23 cents a gallon in november. >>> a new year's day tradition continues on schuylkill river in norristown holding its annual ski freeze today. a lot of people braced the icy river. it's for a good cause, raising money for camp rainbow, the summer camp that serves children with cancer and other blood-related diseases. >>> the mummer tradition on new year's day carried on more than a century now. for some people it was at the first time to experience the mile-long parade that includes a little bit of everything. and maybe the most interesting takes on the spectacle, comes from the little ones. fox 29 steve keeley has that. >> i love the mummer's day parade. >> reporter: it's the parade where adults act like kids. dress up like kids and bring along the kids. straight to the point, just terrific kids. >> what do you think of adults who dress l

>>> this morning philadelphia 's bike share program is getting a boost from governor tom wolf and penndot through new federal fund. indego is receiving $195,000 to build 16 new bike share stationness key places around the city. philadelphia is receiving a million-dollar to build a trail along the delaware river between magee avenue and princeton avenue. another $250,000 will go toward, adding flexible posts, to some bike lanes, that is to protect bicyclist. >>> well, a new attraction is coming to independent mall, american bible society is set to build a multi million-dollar center that will be interactive and tell story of how faith the guided liberty toward justice. more details are expect today when mayor kenney makes the official announce. at the independent visitors center later this afternoon. >>> well, campbell's soup foundation will recognize hometown heroes at their headquarters in camden, new jersey later today. >> but 13th year foundation will host its annual networking breakfast and community award ceremony. the file video of the previous ceremony. event honors local organizat

. >> penndot real time tracking, you can follow them to see if there are any plows near you. something you may want to keep in mind for the future storms, as well, get that link at cbsphilly.com. winter weather in our area kicks in, philadelphia streets department wants to make sure you're safe while shoveling. they've released list of shuffling tips, keeping your snow removal equipment, rock salt on hand, kitty litter good for temporary traction, be aware of utilities, like fire hydrants, and neighbors may need your assistance. >> snow continues. >> neighbors in south jersey are nervous because investigators are looking for two men who have been exposing themselves, one seen looking through a woman's window. connection with other disturbing incidents from the su >> live look outside. this is collingswood, new jersey, camden county. the snow's been falling for the last several hours, we're on early to get you up and out the door safely in this snow. another check with katie on the roads with katie and meisha. >> search on but not one but two men exposing themselves to people

little while ago looking at this camera shot, courtesy of penndot the we were looking at the tractor trailer pulled off to the right and then cross over bridge and underneath that bridge we could not see what it was but we do have flashing lights. we know there is advertise tans between two vehicles involve. head up, we are looking to slow you town as we can see brake lights going off and they are forsing everyone off to the left. as we row gress through five and 6:00 o'clock hour it will cause some backups, just as we did see yesterday, good news, today we are dealing with more try roadways, yesterday they were wet, that is what caused our problems. we are in the dealing with that. we will be dealing with our normal morning hiccups. overall it will slow down here that is blue route northbound past broomall, upper darby and then in new jersey, 42 tree way northbound on creek road, to 295, this is what we're looking at. that is fairly typical. rahel and jim, back over to you. >>> a war of word erupts between two of the most powerful leaders in philadelphia law enforcement. >> as david

penndot announced sweeping and debris removing operation on 76, 309 and 422. that means lane closures. beginning tuesday there will be intermittent closures on the schuylkill expressway in both directions between city avenue and the pennsylvania turnpike. that work is scheduled to end on thursday, january 5. drivers can expect lane closures on 309 between shelton -- cheltenham road and 322. philadelphia begins recycling christmas trees through january 14. you can drop off your tree at any of the streets department sanitation centers. streets along the -- trees placed along the curb will be picked up with the regular trash. >>> a little girl gets a life changing christmas gift. mom and say it's a miracle. >> our social corner shares the joy of christmas through the eyes of local kids. >>> sky6 live hd taking live look at the beautiful skyline there, you're looking at the camden waterfront, meteorologist chris sowers looks at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast on this birthday 2017. >> a car landed right in the middle after roof after it went airborne

. >> reporter: a disabled vehicle we spotted northbound near girard, we have penndot on the scene blockinghe right lane. we'll check the roads an see if they are backing up when "action news" comes right back. 6:41 a.m., some of the sun rays peeking over the horizon glistening over the clouds looking at the ben franklin bridge and the delaware river. >> let's go over to karen rogers with the commute, good morning. >> reporter: i have to say the commute looks good for the most part. this is the view from the black horse pike we see volume building as we head toward 42. no major delays just yet. i-95 northbound near the girard point bridge we have a disabled vehicle blocking the left lane. i-95 northbound slow near the girard point bridge. you had a lane blocked there for a while. on the turnpike eastbound we have an overturned vehicle. crews on the shoulder, they may need to block a lane as they upright the vehicle between morgantown and downingtown i-95 southbound a 22 minute ride from blue route to the vine. schuylkill expressway looking good westbound on the schuylkill expressway and 42.

penndot will have lane closurese schuylkill expressway between city avenue and the pennsylvania turnpike. that work is scheduled to end thursday, january 5. drivers can expect lane closures on 309 between cheltenham avenue and welsh road and armand hammer boulevard tuesday through thursday. >>> mayor jim kenny is winding down his first year in office. vernon odem pressed him on his challenges. >> reporter: mayor kenny flarbled -- flashed a sar -- car car -- sarcastic smile balls -- because some people say he should smile more. the mayor is the beverage tax. >> we'll have nine community schools up and running we'll have 25 before the end the term. police community relations are stable and improving since he phased out the "stop and frisk" programs that triggered illegal profiling. >> our pedestrian stops are down and weapon confiscations are up. we're stopping the right people. >> how do you explain that? common sense. >>> what about the union probe of john dougherty. the mayor said he has done nothing wrong and has not heard a thing. >> he is a friend of mine, we grew up together, i don'

you can see penndot is on the scene. it off to the side you're slower eastbound schuylkill expressway at girard. you have to go down south to get snow, here we are in millville. >> reporter: the snow is pushing closer to the coast, be careful on secondary roads and sidewalks, that sort of think, this morning the snow will be gone quickly. 39 is the high. hey, everyone have a great week. for david dave murphy, karen ro, tamala edwards, i'm matt o'donnell. see you later. i tried hard to quit smoking. but when we brought our daughter home, that was it. now i have nicoderm cq. the nicoderm cq patch with unique extended release technology helps prevent your urge to smoke all day. it's the best thing that ever happened to me. every great why needs a great how. our powerful relief now in pill form. it's the one and only cold & flu caplet that has a maximum strength formula with a unique warming sensation you instantly feel. power through with theraflu expressmax caplets. >>> good morning, america. breaking overnight, deadly ter

tonight on "action news" is the approach of our first widespread measurable snow of the season and penndotgetting ready brining i-95 in northeast philadelphia and the schuylkill expressway in center city. in new jersey they were loading the salt trucks at the department of public works facility in lyndonwald and this was the scene today on 95 in newport delaware as big trucks were putting down brine solution there. we have all the bases covered tonight. "action news" reporter sara bloomquist and gray hall are covering the philadelphia area and northern delaware but first lets get the ratest from meteorologist, cecily tynan and adam joseph. >> this is the first time this season that our entire viewing area sees some snow. not a major snow storm though, double scan live radar showing the elongated piece of energy moving out of the ohio valley transferring low pressure off the carolina coast and moving northeast out to sea. this means we'll see snow

down in a couple of spots like here on 95 southbound side by the betsy ross bridge, there is the penndot truck there was a broken down vehicle blocking a lane for a while. not in the lane anymore and still sluggish southbound with speeds of 13 miles per hour headed towards the flyer game this evening. speaking of philadelphia a new crash at 20th and federal at the ocf coffee house and a wreck involving a pedestrian in folsom near sycamore you may want to stay on baltimore pike. and confusion because of flashers, traffic lights flashing in montgomery county at gulf boulevard, you may want to stay clear of it. and 22 westbound in the lehigh valley, a crash near fullerton avenue. in washington township, gloucester county watch for a crash on wilson road off the black horse pike and one in wilmington at the papa johns and a warning for tonight starting at 8:00 lincoln drive is shutting down for overnight construction and stay on the boulevard extension if you are out and about in the overnight hours. have a good night rick and monica. >> you too. >>> still ahead on "action news" a big air fo

approaching broad we have that right lane taken out because of an accident and police on the scene and penndot on the scene and a tow truck as well. this is a major could see spillove5 and 76, a majorem and y see that eastbound traffic is heavy and here is another vantage point of the accidents think you sue how it's blocking the right lane if you try to commute westbound this is in your way again out there broad street blocking the right lane, a slow go in both directions. here is a live look at the big picture to show you the speeds across the region 95 an accident northbound past academy road partially blocking the left lane. but on thes happening there that is why we have such slow speeds and schuylkill expressway 18 miles per hour and on the blue route, nice and clear. lets talk about what is happening in lower merion a downed tree and that is blocking rose glen road between youngsford road and old creek road. take mill creek as an alternate to get around that. and pottstown earlier construction that happened because of an accident on monday morning a tractor trailer hit the guardrail, be

. >>> penndot crews were up early preparing for the storm. action cam was out at front an oregon where mountains of salt were dumped in trucks before they were sent out on the heys before the storm. >> we have 175 trucks from the tri-county area and 110,000 pounds of salt. >> workers reminds if you see the plow trucks on the roads, do not pass them and reduce your speeds. >>> a live look for you right now, okay, we apologize for that, we don't have a live picture coming from delaware we'll get that to you a bit later. >>> with more snow on the way, people were busy stocking up on the supplies last night action cam was in absecon, atlantic county where people picked up salt and sleds at the home depot. salt to prevent slipping and sliding and parents bought sleds for the kids to have fun. >>> check in often with storm tracker 6 live as you plan your day, stay connected following each of our meteorologists on facebook and twitter. >>> tragedy and horror at the lauderdale airport. a gunman opened fire killing five and wounding others. nora mucha

on 422 westbound at 29 and still the right lane is squeezing by, we have police and penndot on the scene and look at your bigger problem, 37 minutes to travel out on the westbound side from 202 to oaks. definitely a set back for you and this delay reaching back to 202. lets look at the big picture, 9 miles per hour on 95 this is because we had an earlier disabled vehicle near girard and has since cleared. and 14 on the schuylkill westbound at city avenue where we see a backup and 13 on the schuylkill eastbound around montgomery drive. 95 nothing but delays going on in northeast philadelphia. this is at allegheny, but it will take you 30 minutes to travel between woodhaven road and the vine. and northbound not too bad about 19 minutes. rick and monica i'll send it right back over. >> thank you. >>> video that stops your heart. a dresser falling on a 12-year-old toddler but the story has a happy ending because of the boy's twin brother. >>> and the timberwolves tonight with the sixers in philadelphia. jaime apody has sports coming up. >>> rain is moving out and beautiful day on tap tomorro

i also saw on the highways, 76, i saw penndot out there brining the streets.ady for this. even though it's not going to have as impact as last weekend's storm we're still getting ready. right, prepare fort worse hope for the best. 37 degrees those high today's. 61. that was about midnight last night and then we fell throughout the entire day. as those winds out of the north really ushered in colder air setting the stage for that snow event that we are expecting to arrive as we head into the late morning and into the afternoon. we'll time the out for you i did want to show you ultimate doppler radar. cloudy out there even snow and rain moving into southern delaware. we were thinking that it's going to hug to the south of us and then it's going to get little push up to the north and that's when we'll start to see that snow move in. let's take look at that on future cast. i also put those temperatures on there so we can see why this is not just a snow event but it could end up as a mix as we head through the afternoon. overnight temperatures in the 20s and 30s. t

. >>> penndot workers have been out all night so you can get to work and school easier. this is media, delaware county where the salt trucks were making the rounds on baltimore pike. on state street, the action cam found a little slush, but mostly wet. let's go over to mobile 6 on the schuylkill expressway eastbound trying to get off at the city avenue exit understand. it is moving along at a good clip. roads are clear, but again, karen harsh warning you slick morning, you don't want to slip and slide. leave extra space between you and the other cars. >> annie mccormick is doing her best to lift the speerpts -- spirits of commuters over in pennsauken new jersey. how's it going annie? >> reporter: if you want to make a tiny little snowball you can. i want to give you a look at what you'll see when you walk out the door. take a look at the blacktop over here. it's clear here. at this wawa they threw down salt to make sure sure people don't slip. moving over to the sidewalk, if you're walking to the bus stop or public transportation, you'll need a waterproof shoe because yo

. >> penndot is getting a head start on things as well. we caught trucks brining on i-ought in wood haven, they have 180 crews in the area. >>> delaware will likely see the first flakes tonight and gray hall continues our coverage along 95 in newport. >> reporter: hi sharrie, winter is here as you know, that meaned the snow is soon to follow. and del/dot crews are prepared for old man winter and have the capacity to store 45,000 tons of salt and as many as 500 workers ready to handle snow operations. it is a sure sign of winter, crews loading up trucks with salt treated roads ahead of the snow. workers are busy pretreating roads and preparing the equipment and keeping an eye on the forecast. del/dot is prepared and so were most of the people we talked to about the season's first possible snow event. >> that is my husband's job my husband is the keeper of all things salt and snow and shovel related. he prepares like a mad man he is on it. >> what do you do to prepare? >> cry. if it's a lot of snow. at 71 years of age you don't want to bend