thanks shirley -- as for the pennsylvania turnpike -- things are moving along. officials say they hope to reopen the section where hundreds were stranded -- at some point today. authorities are looking into how the situation developed. new at five -- a des moines woman is found dead inside a home. police responded around 4-30 this morning. police say they found 71-year-old norma mcneeley dead inside a home. they say the circumstances but no arrests have been made at this time. democratic presidential frontrunner hillary clinton campaigns in marion today. she spoke to a crowded room at vernon middle school before sitting down to speak to kwwl kwwl's olivia mancinio joins us live with an update on her stop in eastern iowa. olivia? mac, we are so close to the caucus and both hillary clinton and bernie sanders have been yo-yo-ing in the polls these past few weeks its coming to be a very close race more than 600 people showed up at her event today in marion she talked about many of her platform points including clean energy initiatives, iowa's wind industry, and job

this afternoon and replaced the winter storm watch that was in the area in green, that is pennsylvania turnpike, buck county and the entire oi 95 corridor right to the shore and the winter storm warning continues up the turnpike to the poconos. and this is the same period friday evening until sun morning. so why did they issue the blizzard watch instead of keeping the winter storm watch, it's winds gusting over 35 miles per hour with reduced visibility atthe same time. and the wind power it will have. not because of the snow totals increased. stormtracker 6 live double scan is showing the storm taking shape east of the dallas and all the moisture is pulling out of gulf of mexico, and the storm did not exist as of early this morning, it is quickly developing and that will move toward nashville, tennessee, and had is where the primary low is going to fizzle out. and then transfer its energy to the north carolina-south carolina coast and develop that nor'easter blizzard as it heads up the eastern seaboard as we look at the timeline for you, southern delaware and southern new jersey, 10:00 p.m. on

drivers who take the pennsylvania turnpike will pay more for the trip beginning today. our justin finch is live near the turnpike and the blue route with more on today's toll increase. good morning, justin. >> good morning, just in time for the new year, the pennsylvania turnpike commission has rolled out this toll hike, and everyone is paying more passenger cars with e-zpass set to save 35% compared to cash customers. e-zpass holders 1.09 toll rides to 1.16. cash payers now pay 1.80, up from 1.70 last year. the new rates will go right to work to help the turnpike commission cover operational costs, and pay some bills, which includes the state mandated payments to penndot for roadway and mass transit improvement. among them, the widening and rebuilding of the 550-mile system, that turned 75 in october. now, work is underway to expand part of the turnpike to four lanes. speak to go our partners at "kyw news radio", turnpike spokesman tells drivers that they will also see other improvements. >> customers proceeding westbound end counter what we call new main line toll plaz

>>> new year, new toll hikes starting today expect to shell out more money to drive on the pennsylvania turnpike. how much more and how long will the tolls keep going up? we're answering those questions in a live report. >>> are the days of the super low gas prices in new jersey gone? why drivers could one day be paying more to fill up in the garden state. >>> very frosty morning out there as we take a look at the center city skyline. the sun starting to come up and hopefully it will help us out later on. the cold weather is here to stay. it's 7:00 on this sunday. let's get to the forecast with meteorologist, michelle grossman. >> it is going to feel like winter all day long, cold today and really cold monday and tuesday, temperatures staying put around the freezing mark at highs on monday and tuesday. here's a live look outside. we are looking at brightening skies, and a little breezy so feeling colder than it actually is. look at the 20s across the board here. waking up and walking out the door to 24 degrees in allentown, and 32 in dover, and 25 in millville, and 34 degrees in atlantic city an

melanie: from tractor-trailers to tour buses to cars and suvs, travelers were stranded on the pennsylvania turnpike for a 33 mile stretch. the national guard was called in. >> hopefully it won't take much longer. melanie: they spent 16 hours living off what was in their cars area they waiting for any sign. >> we see some vehicles, just nothing. >> we slept some. melanie: the shuttered 486 miles. most we found were in good spirits with a chilling story to tell.

drivers on the pennsylvania turnpike were marooned for up to 30 hours. creatingng unique situation, and on the jersey shore, blocks of ice floated down flooded streets, the snow building continuously throughout the weekend. in virginiaa and up and down the coast, the weight of all that snow too much for area roofs. this morning, the east coast will be digging out. >> a record amount of snow must removed and when i say remove, doesn't mean we push out of the streets. it has been lifted and taken away. >> reporter: and for many there's at least one more snow day. who was the big snow fall jackpot winner. 42 inches of snow over this weekend. all of the airports are going to be continued to be snarld as we're looking forward to them flights. remember, 14,000 flights were canceled this weekend. >> live in washington. thank you so much. >> on behalf of t.j., we say welcome welcome. >>> the official snow total in washington is only 17.8 inches. even though it seemed like a far momo than that and it probably was. there were problems with the measuring device at

when their charter bus got stuck near the pennsylvania turnpike. kcci's kim st. onge has the story. kim: dozens of teens, stranded on a bus, with hours of time to kill. kim their crew of 50 left d.c. a : day early, thinking they'd beat the blizzard. an accident near the pennsylvania turnpike backed up traffic, their charter bus couldn't keep up with the snow. >> we are slowly running low on food, which isn't fun and we've completely run out of water so if we want to drink water we have to go outside and fill our water bottle with snow and go back on the bus and wait for it to melt. kim they can't flush the toilet : on the bus so they have to go outside. bruce brown admits he second-guessed sending his daughter kennedy on the trip. >> the worry was last night but when the sun came up and we saw the pictures of what they were up to big sense of relief. >> we built a fort and had a couple snow ball fights. we've been sledding on the side of the highway. kim hundreds of other stranded : students joined them for mass outside with an altar made from snow. >> it's super easy to just be rea

players from duquesne university trying to push their charter bus through thick snow on the pennsylvania turnpike. they have been stranded since last night. tom wolf is pennsylvania's governor. >> some places, two to three inches per hour, and that is making it really, really difficult for us to use all our resources to keep our roads open. >> reporter: tonight, there are more than 2,000 trucks plowing nearly 40,000 miles of state highway here. it is an area almost as big as new york, new jersey, and all of new england combined. overseeing the effort is pennsylvania secretary of transportation leslie richards. >> historically, they were saying this could be the biggest storm we've seen here in 90 years. >> reporter: outside philadelphia, there have been more than 80 rescues of drivers stuck in snow. in downtown, nearly 18 inches made for a playground with street skiers and sledders. bernard chanin wants nothing to do with it. >> i'm well beyond the idea of winter wonderland. you know, there's no romance to a blizzard in my mind. >> reporter: we have been told that pennsylvania's governor is using

increased toll prices are in effect on the pennsylvania turnpike, pennsylvania turnpike commission says tolls are now 6 percent higher. the hike impacts cash and e-z pass customers but e-z pass customers save 35 cents using that speed service. i have to tell you real quickly, i went up to massachusetts for a couple days, i drove over the george washington bridge. >> okay. >> guess how much it is now. >> how much. >> it used to be $10. it is 15 bucks to go over that bridge now. >> man. >> i know. >> officials say toll increase is needed to pay back money borrowed for penndot, and fund will go toward road improvements for that. >> i should have saved that little anecdote after i said about the tolls. it is a new year. i had a week off. i will get up to speed. >>> d.c. police officers leaves a positive impression on local musicians, we will tell you why, straight ahead. apparently, people think i'm too perky. so now i'm not being perky, telling you that drivers that switch to progressive save an average of $548! whoo! i mean, whoo. arctic air is blasting us with the lowest temperatures we

drivers on the pennsylvania turnpike were marooned for up to 30 hours. creating a unique situation, sunday mass on the highway. and on the jersey shore, blocks of ice floated down flooded streets. the snow building continuously throughout the weekend. in virginia, and up and down the coast, the weight of all that snow too much for area roofs. everybody this ambulance was stuck. this morning, the east coast will be digging out. >> a record amount of snow must be removed, and when i say removed, that doesn't mean we can just push out of the streets. it has to be lifted and taken away. >> reporter: and for many, there's at least one more snow dada was the big snow jackpot winner. >> west virginia, received 42 inches of snow. over this weekend. all of the airlines are going to be continued to be snarled as we're looking forward to them starting to clear up all these flights. remember, 14,000 flights were canceled this weekend. reena, t.j. >> that is incredible. we can't complain about anything. thank you, lana zak. >> on behalf of t.j., we say thank you. >>>

. >>> starting today you will have to pay more to drive the pennsylvania turnpike because a toll hike is now in effect. monique braxton is live at the valley forge interchange at the king of prussia with details. >> reporter: it's a 6% increase and now has been in effect for six hours. here's what the turnpike commission tells us. they say they have invested more than $600 million a year in improvement, and 450 miles of the turnpike must be rebuilt from the ground up and widened from four lanes to six and thus far the commission says it's only one-third of the way there. the turnpike authority also tells us the increase impacts cash and easy pass customers equally, but the easy pass customers will still save as much as 35%. passenger vehicle tolls will increase from 1.09 to 1.16 for epa customers and from 1.70 to 1.80 for cash customers, and the tractor trailer will increase as well. recent toll increases are funding the reconstruction and widening of the turnpike which is 550 miles long. as many of you know, about three months ago the turnpike turned 75 years old, so no doubt a lot o

drivers on the pennsylvania turnpike were marooned for up to 30 hours. sunday mass on the highway. and on the jersey shore, blocks of ice floated down flooded streets. the snow building continuously throughout the weekend. in virginia, and up and down the coast, the weight of all that snow too much for area roofs. even this ambulance was stuck. this morning, the east coast will be digging out. >> a record amount of snow must be removed, and when i say removed, that doesn't mean we can just push it out of the street. it has to be lifted and taken away. >> reporter: and for many, there's at least one more snow day. and if you're wondering and i know you are, the snow jackpot winner -- that distinction goes to glengary, west virginia, with a whopping 42 inches. as we try to dig out from this powder here, the airlines are going to continue to be snarled, flights that were canceled. reena, kendis. >> 42 inches, i can't believe. i thought we had it bad. >> yeah. this was a widespread storm. >> lana live in washington. thank you, lana. >>> so, the official snow total in washington is only

. >>> a section of the pennsylvania turnpike near pittsburgh has finally reopened after hundreds of vehicles were stranded during that massive winter storm. more than 500 cars, trucks, buses, have been stuck on friday night after that area received more than 35 inches of snow, the turnpike ceo has vowed an extensive review on the situation, and a response. some of those people stranded included the duquesne university mens basketball team and the temple university's women's gymnastics squad. >>> "action news" was there when the gymnastics team from temple arrived back from philadelphia just a few moments ago. vernon odom has the exclusive store friday north philadelphia. >> reporter: blizzard stranded on a lonely road in somerset, pennsylvania for 30 hours. the national guard had to bring in mre, but they are back home on temple's campus tonight safe and sound, and no worse for wear. the temple university lady owls gymnastics team home from their snow bound ordeal on the pennsylvania turnpike. they never made it to their destination, a tournament in pitberg, and they were stuck on the turnpi

drivers ononhe pennsylvania turnpike were marooned for up to 30 hours. creating a unique situation, sunday mass on the highway. and ononhe jersey shore, blocks of ice floated down flooded streets. the snow building continuously throughout the weekend. in virginia, and up and down the coast, the weight of all that snow too much for area roooo. this morning, the east coast will be digging out. >> a record amount of snow must be removed, and when i say removed, that doesn't mean we can just push out of the street. it has to be lifted and tan away. >> reportete and for many, day. i'm sure you're wondering who the big snow jackpot winner was 42 inches of snow. you know the airlines are going continue to be snarled, as they have to make up for 14,000 flights that were canceled. reena, kendis. >> that is incredible. >> this was a widespread storm. thank you so much, lana. >>> the official snow total in washington is only 17.8 inches. even though it seemed like far more than that and it probably was. there were problems with the measuring device at reagan nation

but a backup on the pennsylvania turnpike...leaving drivers stranded for days...was . it began friday night around 8:30, when a tractor trailed jack-knifed on the turnpike...stopping traffic. that's when the rescue efforts began. (dave cubbison/dir., bedford county ema) " this was a daunting task, thisisis overwhelming task, whenever you get 31 plus inches of snow in a region and on top of that you have thousands of people that are stranded for a period of time, it takes a huge coordination effort." bedfdfd ema and somemeet ema -- plus nearby fire companies -- were among the local agencies who responded. pema headquarters in harrisburg coordinated the state efforts, bringing in the national guard. (dave cubbison/dir., bedford county ema) "they did everything from hand out food, bottles of water to people that had been stranded for hours and hours on the turnpike to shovelling out, pushing out, p pling out, directing and helping people." the red cross was in bedford. they opened three shelters and put up 216 people overnight. (dave cubbison/dir., bedford county ema) "the

happy to be back home this morning after their bus got stuck in the snow for 24 hours on the pennsylvania turnpike. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on a light wintry mix in the area today with a combination of freezing drizzle, fog, rain, and snow. primarily, we'll be dealing with the fog this morning with freezing drizzle also possible. this afternoon, any rain in the area should go to snow quickly and drop a tr-2" down with isolated higher amounts. roads will probably get slick in many areas, especially by the evening commute. tomorrow, plan on a windy, cloudy and chilly day with scattered flurries as well. by wednesday, another weak system will arrive from the northwest with the potential for a quick dusting of snow in the evening. overall, this is not a very cold pattern, but not a warm one either with lots of 20s and 30s anticipated. presidential candidates are as they can. democrats hillary clinton and bernie statistical tie. kcrg-tv9's forrest saunders joins us from forrest, clinton sat down wi

crash on the pennsylvania turnpike cleared out of the way. good to go on the turnpike.urse there's one to take its place in langhorne, bucks county by the dunkin' donuts. maple avenue 213 at flowers mill road where the police are on the scene of the crash. water main break shutting down south church street between main and 38 mount laurel road and pleasant valley road early accidents. 38 northbound near j and b liquor might be a busy spot today. >>> philadelphia police put out a catchy warning on facebook to prevent people from saving a parking spot where they have dug out the snow. ♪ you need to call us from your cell phone ♪ it is a parody of drake's hit song hot line bling. it is illegal to place a cone, chair or anything else to save a spot. police will fine you $100. >>> i've dug out a number of cars on my day it is frustrating when you clear a space and you think that space is yours, it isn't. >>> police wants residents to report people who are saving a spot and call them or reach out through twitter using the #s no saveys. >>> "g.m.a." will continue our coverage

it was an incredible act of courage by a group of strangers on the pennsylvania turnpike. (arlyn satanek/truck driver) "we're trying to help this driver. diesel fuel everywhere. the truck's smoking. it's a dangerous scene." the storm was intensifying. the driver lost control of his rig near bedford. the truck dangling perilously off the highway. arlyn satanek, a driver with pleasant trucking, scaled down the hill, checking on the driver. (arlyn satanek/truck driver) "i didn't hear anyone from the top of the hill say anything. i didn't hear anyone come up with a plan. i just saw it happen." what happened next nearly brought him to tears. me it looked like this spontaneous instinctive thing that everyone just started hooking their arms together." the driver was hurt, but arlyn didn't interfere with the chain of helping hands. instead, he stepped back and snapped this picture. (arlyn satanek/truck driver) "i just knew i had to get a picture. i want to remember this because this is amazing. this is inspiring." this was the trouble on the turnpike. down the road, traffic would

the dubuque county right to life group got stuck on the pennsylvania turnpike, east of pittsburgh, around 8-20 friday night. the pro-life organization went to washington d-c for the right to life march. while they were stranded, group held a large mass along the turnpike. 20:03:42 "there's several other groups who were also on the march for life, we went out on a big pile of snow and made an alter of snow, we probably had 300 people around us for mass. it was unbelievable." the dangerous winter storm ended late last night, and set snowfall records. new york city got 26.8 inches of snow- that total nearly missed the city's top record of 26.9 inches in 1869. even more snow fell in washington d-c, totals surpassed 30 inches in some areas. with this nearly unthinkable amount of circumstances. at least 18 people have died with the snow being a factor. now down to 8 days until the iowa caucuses... clear weather on this sunday should help campaign events scattered across democratic presidential candidate, hillary clinton, is in our viewing area. she'll host the get out the caucus event inside ma

on the way bacc -- they got stranded for hours on the pennsylvania turnpike. kw-wl's shirley descorbeth has been following this story since last night. she joins us live with the latest. shirlrey? well, i'm happy to report everyone is safe and accounted for. late last night, one of them cotacted me a said they had beben stuckckin the same spoo..for five hours! those five e ours turned to more than fifteen hours and counting. i caught up with them over the the pennsylvania turnpike -- all because of winter stormonas. "we e ot stopped at uh, 11 five buses filled with adults and kids went to board member of protest during g e annual "march board member of leon jensen, says they cut the coming, we kept looking at the weather. we kept timing, trying to time when we could get back, governorr tom woll updating media -- saying there are 500 cars stuck. turnpike. we're trying to...we're doing our best to address that situation." as for those stranded -- they bond with one another...even coming together for an outdoor mass. "a bunch of us got together and they're celebr

. >>> right now drivers are paying more to travel the pennsylvania turnpike. the toll increase went into effect after midnight. and monique braxton is live in king of prussia with the details. >> the new year brings new tolls and soon new and improved roads on the pennsylvania turnpike. the authorities say the increase will fund $600 million in annual improvement projects, like widening the highways. cash and e z pass payers are affected equally, and the e z pass will save 35%. a passenger car will increase 1.09 to $1.16 for e z pass customers, and cash there. and from 12.80 to 13.60 for cash customers for tractor trailers. earlier this morning we did a little digging to see how many people are taking advantage of the e z pass cost savings program, and the turnpike commission reports it manages 1.7 million active e z pass accounts. if you are not among the million, there are three different ways you can save via e z pass, and we have that for you on our website as well as our news app. live for you now in king of prussia, on the turnpike, monique braxton. >>>

``many travelers are still stuck ``on the pennsylvania turnpike in ``south western pennsylvania. ``several trucks jackknifed on ``that state's turnpike during the ``winter storm. ``that created a logjam with ``hundreds of cars stranded since ``friday. ``the people stuck on the turnpike ``are living off whatever they can ``help in the freezing weather. ``it's been crazy. ``stuck. ``it's nonstop. ``don't seem like we're getting ``anywhere to be honest, but we ``are eventually. ``>> this is horrible. ``we've been stuck in the truck ``for 13 and a half hours, still ``counting. ``when you only got very little ``food and water, people are ``asking back and forth and ``sharing, that's very kind. ``the truckers, especially the ``trucker family, they all look ``out for each other and everybody ``else. ``jonathan: i bet a lot of ``stranded drivers were tempted to ``ask the news crew for a ride ``out. ``the turnpike shuttered traffic ``for an 86-mile stretch. ``a developing story as effort ``continue to free a young man ``from cincinnati detained in ``korea. ``detained. ``the facts surroundi

turnpike tonight. preparing for another night on the bus. we have been told that pennsylvania's governor is using the national guard and every resource he's got to get that team and those people off of that turnpike tonight. in montgomery county, pennsylvania, where we are right now, the measuring stick shows 22 inches. jim, among the reports of problems in this area, there are ambulances with patients inside of them that have actually gotten stuck in the snow. >> axelrod: david begnaud up to his knees in it in pennsylvania. thank you. david mentioned that 85-mile stretch of the pennsylvania turnpike that is closed tonight in both directions. among those stranded are members of the temple university women's gymnastics team. coach umme saleem-beasley. coach, i'd ask you how's it going, but i don't think it is going. >> no. we are stuck here on the pennsylvania turnpike. and we have been here since about 6:15, 6:30 yesterday. >> axelrod: have you had any law enforcement knock on the door of the bus and check ow? >> yes. about 6:00 a.m. this morning, they came back again to bring u

also there are some speed restrictions on the pennsylvania turnpike. it's not your typical plow. and if you see it coming, the pennsylvania turnpike wants you to stay out of its way. >> slow down. >> reporter: with hundreds of miles to clear, the pennsylvania turnpike stashes two of these massive plows that pushes the snow sideways along two lanes of traffic. do you anticipate closing? >> no. no. >> reporter: even though they are talking about blizzard conditions and drifting? >> no, we'll be on top of it. >> reporter: late today speed and vehicle restrictions in sections of the roadway in advance of the storm. while crews are getting ready hoping you'll stay off the roads, parking lots are packed as people flock to stores to get ready to wait out the snow. >> i did buy gloves. >> i bought boots for my daughter last minute for the snowstorm tomorrow. >> reporter: on sale? >> no, of course not. that would be too nice. >> reporter: yeah, i think a lot of people are finding that issue when they hit stores now to pick up needed items like shovels and gloves and boots. we saw a lot of

after being stranded on the pennsylvania turnpike since the storm hit friday night, the duquense university mens basketball team is a finally on the move. high winds caused blinding whiteout conditions in the nations capital. a pair of four by four pickups linked together to tow a ladder truck out of a jam. bridge: the snow has been falling so fast that crews can )t clear roads - side streets are out of the question and officials warn that could slow some 911 response times." sot mayor muriel bowser 17:04:04 our interests is in our public safety being able to move our first responders and getting the city back open. the storm also stranded thousands of travelers. more than 10-thousand flights were dulles and national airport craig boswell, cbs news, washington. in williamsburg -- snow and ice on the roads and sidewalks did not keep everyone from venturing out this morning. people out jogging in the and randy chambers told us -- no matter the weather -- he still has to get outside and take his dog roscoe for a walk. some people decided it was just too messy to even try, though. several runne

when their charter bus got stuck on a pennsylvania turnpike east of pittsburg. the group left d.c. early friday afternoon hoping to beat the blizzard, but a car accident near the turnpike backed up traffic for several miles. luckily someone brought water to , the group as they had just run out. officials are reporting a 7.1 earthquake hit alaska. it could have been felt across much of the state. no injuries have been reported. to the northwest. police say a 17-year-old has been charged with first degree murder and attempted murder in a mass shooting. nine people were shot in the school two fatally. a total of seven people were wounded in the friday shooting are in the hospital recovering. two teen brothers were also shot school. and in california police are , trying to track down 3 inmates who broke out of a maximum-security jail. authorities say 3 inmates who escaped from a maximum-security jail cut through half-inch steel bars. they then got on the roof and got down using a makeshift rope. the 3 men were facing charges of murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, and torture. authorit

a local priest was trapped on the pennsylvania turnpike..for 22 hours.... trying to get back home. home.9 on your side's rose-ann aragon spoke with him tonight, and has his story. julie, the church group was for 22 hours, they sat along the turnpike... only wishing they were back home. "at first it was just a little bit of panic.-- oh my gosh what are we going to do? are we going to run out of food?" stuck. this weekends blizzard turnpike to turn into a long stalled snake.emily cornett members of the st. nicholas church home from washington d- c after cutting their march for life walk short."so, we thought okay well we'll just do that march and then head home. & at 3o'clock when we get done with the march.. certainly taking the turnpike home the predictions showed all the weather being south of that."they couldn't be more wrong---this was their view from night (pic) until day. (pic). father shaun whittington's group were just two of more than 500 cars, trucks and buses--trapped. luckily for them, they were in coach buses."we prayed the rosary, watch movies, had food...the people in

about 500 vehicles were stranded in the storm on the pennsylvania turnpike. hundreds of people spent more than 16-hours living off whatever they had in their car. many flights remain grounded this morning along the east coast. crews are out plowing the runways and de- icing planes -- ground. they didn't get as much snow at boston's logan airport -- only six to eight inches... but things are running slowly there because many flights are not coming in from other cities. this is what can happen when snow piles up on top of a building. 30 inches of snow. a church roof collapsed in pennsylvania. the weight of the snow was too much. it then set off the sprinkler system which flooded the auditorium. no one was hurt -- but they've got a big mess to clean up now. this morning, we're getting a look at home video in alaska as morning. a magnitude seven-point-one quake destroyed four homes and knocked out power to thousands. no one was hurt -- but this was one of the "strongest quakes" they've felt there in decades. aftershocks could be felt for the next several weeks. s

more than 200 people from dubuque county were stuck on the pennsylvania turnpike. for the annual march for life rally. but on the way back -- "we knew the storm was coming, we kept looking at the weather. we kept timing, trying safe...obviously we missed it by a little bit." during the standstill -- people bonded -- and even came together for an outdoor mass. shortly after eight o-clock -- all of the buses were moving. a little bit." by the massive east coast storm this weekend. more than 200 people from dubuque county were stuck on the pennsylvania turnpike. they traveled to washington d-c- for the annual march for life rally. but on the way back -- they got stranded for more than 20 hours. and still, you know, be safe...obviously we missed it by a little bit." during the standstill -- people bonded -- and even came together for an outdoor mass. shortly after eight o-clock -- of the buses were moving. local homes are getting new smoke detectors -- for free -- thanks to the red cross. volunteers learned how to install detectors earlier today -- and were on the road

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as a workout. >>> temple university women's gymnastic squad went through an ordeal on the pennsylvania turnpike only "action news" was there when the lady owls arrived in philadelphia last night. the team was heading to pittsburgh for a tournament when they got stuck in a huge backup on the turnpike. they were stranded on the bus in somerset for 30 hours. they kept in touch with their home base and 6abc through social media. severing a learning lesson and letting them understand we can't control every situation all the time that's something we learn from being student athletes you have to make changes when changes occur. >>> more than 500 cars were stranded on the turnpike. the turnpike ceo mark thompson is out doing an expensive review on investigation and response. >>> it started when trucks couldn't get up the hill. >>> how the blizzard delayed progress upon capitol hill. >>> the winter storm is blamed for dozens of deaths across the country including three from our area. >> reporter: 43 degrees is the high for our -- 34 degrees is the high for our area, the low is 28 so we'll have refreezin

the expected snowfall, this band right along the pennsylvania turnpike into south jersey and centralelaware of 12 to 18 inches, that 6 inch line i snuck it down farther to the south and the lehigh valley and the shore is where you get the mixing, atlantic city 3 to 6 inches of snow but hammonton also in atlantic county, we are looking at 12 to 18, and glassboro and philadelphia and mount holly, the shore missing out on the bulk of the snow but the shore gets the highest wins and they are a huge factor with the storm and wind gusts 40 to 50 miles per hour, that is why we have blizzard watches, along the coast up to 65 miles per hour. that can cause moderate to major flooding. good idea to move the car. the snow arriving at night and saturday is when we are in the brunt of it, you wake up and the snow gone and it's windy and we begin to bright and and look what happens next week, we have a melting going on by tuesday and temperatures in the mid-40s and back by popular demand i'll have my facebook chat live video chat after appearing on world news tonight. in three minutes. busy week. >

. >> how a couple used an old lobster pot the to escape a huge backup on the pennsylvania turnpike. >>> did you see that lobster pot. >> yes it saved a day for a couple in western parks left stranded on the pennsylvania turnpike in the middle of yesterday's storm. see the the the pair was headed from philadelphia back to pittsburgh. they saw the storm was coming owe they left a day early but they pick up a couch on the way, we're not sure why. but that put them behind schedule and right in the middle of the storm. eventually a plow carved a path on the shoulder and pair used that lobster pot they happened to have with them to dig themselves to freedom. >> i'm so happy. that pot will never leave my house. it will be forever with me. >> lucky pot. >>> the couple was stuck for 20 hours on the turnpike but they are now home, safe and sound. >>> there is some great places to sled in our area but the philadelphia museum of art was the place to be this weekend. the steps that are so challenging to run up in the summer were a cool breeze to come down in the winter. people of all ages, raced t

we have some changes on the pennsylvania turnpike. if you come in from new jersey into pennsylvania, there is that non-stop cashless toll set up now. they snap a picture of your license plate and whoever that are case registered to that is who gets the bill, and then across the board on the entire stretch of the pennsylvania turnpike there is that new toll increase, so expect delays at all of the cash lanes until everybody guess used to the correct change they needing go through the the toll place, mike and alex back over to you. >> bob kelly, what is the number one resolution. >> lose weight. >> it turns out the the bathroom scale is not your enemy. new research suggest it could be within of your best friend when it comes to losing weight. doctors say weighing yourself every day can lead to opt nal results when it comes to dieting and exercise. >> that is because good numbers keep people coming back to their scales, while disappointing numbers, well, it keeps them away. >> well what they are saying if you have disappointing you just w

we are stuck here on the pennsylvania turnpike. and we have been here since >> axelrod: have you had any law enforcement knock on the door of the bus and check ow? >> yes. about 6:00 a.m. this morning, they came back again to bring us some water and to check and make sure that everybody was okay. >> axelrod: you've been at this now nearly 24 hours. is it still an adventure or is it starting to get a little bit scary? >> it is getting to the point where we're a little bit-- have a little bit of cabin fever, but we've been watching our movies and rewatching them. so we're doing okay. >> axelrod: coach umme saleem-beasley, who is making lemonade out of lemons. thank you for being with us. >> you're very welcome. >> axelrod: ice has been the problem throughout the southeast, causing widespread power outages. more than 85,000 people have lost power in north carolina alone. mark strassmann is in charlotte. >> reporter: across the carolinas, more than 7,000 utility workers spent saturday turning the lights back on. they're working 16-hour

``many travels are still stuck on ``the pennsylvania turnpike in ``southwestern pennsylvania. ``can you imagine? ``several trucks jack knifed ``during the winter storm. ``that created a logjam of cars ``with hundreds of them stranded ``since friday. ``the people stuck on the turnpike ``are living off whatever they can ``find in their cars and hoping ``for help in this freezing ``weather. ``just -- it's just been one after ``another truck stuck. ``it's just nonstop. ``don't seem like we're getting ``anywhere, to be honest. ``we are eventually. ``>> this is horrible. ``we've been stuck in the truck ``for 13 and a half hours. ``still counting. ``and when you've only got very ``little food and water and stuff ``and people are asking back and ``forth what they have and people ``are sharing what they have, ``that's very kind. ``and the truckers, especially the ``trucker families, they all look ``out for each other and everybody ``else. ``>> ``>>. ``jonathan: the turnpike authority ``shuttered traffic for a 36-mile ``stretch. ``it's not sure when it will open. ``closer to home, kentuc

human chain to successfully save a trucker from falling off a snowy pennsylvania turnpike. now, the man who took a picture of that chain is telling his story "it was an incredible act of courage by a group of strangers on the pennsylvania turnpike. (arlyn satanek/truck driver) " we're trying to help this driver. diesel fuel everywhere. the truck's smoking. it's a dangerous scene." the storm was intensifying. the driver lost control of his rig near bedford. the truck dangling perilously off the highway. arlyn n tanek, a driver with pleasant trucking, scaled down theheill, checking on the driver. (arlyn satanek/truck driver) "i didn't hear anyone from the top of the hill say anything. i didn't hear anyone come up with a plan. i just saw it happen." what happened next nearly brought him to tears. (arlyn s sanek/truck driver) "to me it looked l le this spontaneous instinctive thing together." the driver was hurt, but arlyn didn't interfere with the chain of helping hands. instead, he stepped back and snapped this picture. (arlyn satanek/truck driver) "i just knew i had to get a