look how jammed everybody is on the schuylkill expressway coming in from penrose avenue.out the travel time. it takes 25 minutes on the schuylkill expressway westbound to get from the walt whitman bridge to the vine. that's a huge delay with no delay you'd be looking at 7 minutes. big problems on the schuylkill expressway right now. on the big picture that's the only major issue. i-95 mostly moving in the 20s. the schuylkill expressway in other areas moving in the 30s that's before you have any weather-related issues. storm tracker 6 live double can showing we had a beef snow shower already dissipating moving from dover to fortescue. we're exerveghting more snow showers -- expecting more snow showers this afternoon. temperatures below freezing in many areas. 31 in millville. unlike yesterday morning a cold start. high of 40 today with snow showers later on this afternoon. a quick look at the weekend showing it's staying cold. 36 on saturday, 38 on sunday. david will be back with the rest of the seven day, he'll show you what it warms up in just a minute. >> we're be forwa

penrose is proposing an office building and parkway wants to build an asian supermarket.offer of the yeard free multi-room dvr service for two >> sixers hosting milwaukee. >> not their best effort tonight, not by a long shot. five losses in the last seven games, that's bad. what's been troubling those losses in blow out fashion more of the same tonight. sixers home to milwaukee, opening with nine straight missed shots. justin anderson the new guy pull the sixers within six. that's close as they get. manmilwaukee with nine three pointers first half. sixers down 17 at the break. defense continues to be the achilles heel. they fall behind 27, lose 112-98. >> that's a different griewn than we are used to playing. sometimes that's what you have to do. we'll find a way to keep this real. we'll find a way to move this forward. >> it's gut check time for the flyers. the four game road trip resumes in buffalo. they are playoff bound or fighting for a playoff spot. flyers stopped off for morning practice before shuffling off to buffalo. 18 games to go. they know the magnitude of wh

no problems 26th street penrose avenue at the base of the platt bridge. be careful of the fog and rain in areas of philadelphia and north, right now. >> a new report shows a tech threats to american jobs 38% of roles could be taken over by bots in the next 15 years. the is study was performed by the accounting firm price waterhouse cooper. >>> prices at the pump is holding steady. the price dropped a penny a gallon during the past two weeks, this comes as oil prices are slipping. >>> the dow lost 60 points on friday, the nasdaq gained 11. this morning all the futures seem to be pointing to a lower open. >>> beauty and the beast continue to enchant audiences. the live action film brought in $88 million. they have made $317 million in the u.s. disney is the parent company of 6abc. we'll see if we get something out of this, matt. probably not. [laughter]. >> i'll answer your question later. abc's dancing with the stars returned for its second week of competition with new dancing and routines. the celebrities get another chance to impress the judges. each cou

deborah penrose said the city council heard the voice of voters who strongly supported prop 64 legalizing marijuana for adults. now said it time for the city to act and become a player in california's emerging pot industry . >> we are for it and want to go for it now. >> reporter: the city putting together an ordinance allowing half moon bay land owners to reprps green houses for cannabis cultivation, it would not allow new green houses built specifically for pot but could spark the ag industry, which is down. >> we host pumpkin festival. >> reporter: david has mixed feeling, his family owns the market, a fixture on main street since 1900 and worries pot production could hurt the tourist industry. >> such an idea might alter the image and discourage people from coming into town. >> reporter: the city says tourism alone is not enough to sustain half moon bay long term, and that pot production could help out of work farmers and laborers. as for image, the couple from santa rosa said pot isn't what it used to be. >> most people are okay with it now, especially people who live around here. it

we had a disabled truck over here in south philadelphia, 26th street at penrose avenue right off of thett bridge but it has cleared so traffic a moving better. also in center city don't forget walnut street will close today between broad and 17th from one ooh. :to 7:00. in that area stick to spruce street. downed tree downed wires in whitemarsh near militia road. look for this in montgomery county. peco is on scene. stick to sheaff lane or joshua road o ask the in atlantic county. expect slowing because they're blocking the left lane on the atlantic city expressway westbound approaching route 50. >> okay, thank you, karen. >>> today philadelphia district attorney seth williams will have a very different courtroom experience. he won't be there to prosecute others, we'll be there as a defendant himself facing 23 charges for alleged bribery and extortion. he's accused of accepting more than $100,000 in gifts. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live now outside of the federal courtroom with all the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tam. and these charges come after tw

twenty-sixth street at penrose avenue watch for this disabled truck.just cleared a second ago but had been backing up traffic there. it was on the shoulder and walnut street will close today between 1 o'clock and 7:00 in broad street if you're in that area stick to spruce. i-95 northbound near 141 the overnight construction just cleared so are roads back opened now. >> thank you, matt. >>> philadelphia district attorney seth williams is expected to surrender on federal charges of bribery and extortion much the democrat is accused of taking more than $100,000 worth of luxury gifts caribbean trips and cash often in exchange for favors. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live outside of the philadelphia federal courthouse where williams is due to appear today. katherine. >> reporter: that's right, mad. district attorney seth williams is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon, his defense attorney says they will vigorously defend these charges. the 23 count indictment alleges district attorney seth williams sought thousands of dollars in bribes. a

have one in south philadelphia at penrose and pattison by the sunoco station.k to get around that. let's check this crash involving the box truck. finally cleared from the local vine at 15th by the mormon temple so that's good news. one just cleared in jenkintown from old york road but still just 6 miles per hour there. have a and vehicle fire by the wyncote house in cheltenham township along washington lane at township line road and a few regional rail delays this afternoon but tomorrow all regional rails will run o an saturday schedule. cynwyd line won't run at all. three septa buses will not run in the hilly areas. tons more are on stand by they may be suspended and patco and amtrak will also be on special schedules because of the snow. rick and monica i'll see you bright and early 4:00 a.m. >> we'll see you. >> thank you. still to come the wildcats are ready to dance despite the impending snowstorm. ducis rodgers with more from coach jay wright and the players and to get -- as they get ready to defend their national championship title. >> adam has that chan

michael penrose is the executive director for unicef uk. hejoins me now from paris.u for being with us. let me ask you first of all about the scale of this. there is a danger, when you use language like the worst, the biggest, people cannot grasp the scale of what we are talking about. trying to humanise it, how would you express what the un is talking about? it is so important that we and —— understand how unprecedented this is. the things we are hearing on the ground in somalia, south sudan, women unable to breast—feed because they are not getting enough nutrition themselves to produce milk for their children. 0ver nutrition themselves to produce milk for their children. over 20 million people face food in security. there has only been a handful of famines since the second world war and we are looking at for simultaneously, potentially. that is something i have never seen in 22 years. and it is the long—term consequences as well. if you have famine on this scale, if this is what happens this year, if we don't do enough to prevent it, that the damage to people can l

i spoke to the executive director for unicef uk, michael penrose to get his reaction to the warnings.emale judge has warned women who get drunk that they are putting themselves in danger of being targeted by rapists. lindsey kushner qc said what she called ‘disinhibited behaviour‘ could put women in danger. the comments have been described by the campaign group rape crisis as outrageous and misguided. if you want to leave a legacy message, it would be far better be directed at the men who are raping. those predatory men who deliberately pick on a bold rebel young woman, whether it is because she is drinking, that her wits will not be about her, they are deliberately focusing on someone because of their vulnerability. it would be overwhelmingly better to say that that predatory behaviour is well understood and will be treated with very strong sentencing. u nfortu nately, if very strong sentencing. unfortunately, if you focus, and she herself acknowledged that judges unfortunately, if you focus, and she herself acknowledged thatjudges are criticised for focusing too much on the conduct

downtown in old city. 4:02, a live look at the platt bridge, the base of the platt bridge, 26 and penrose, disable truck right in the intersection, looks like they just gave him a free push over to the side of the roadway here in southwest philly. downtown we go. they did not work last night on the vine expressway. so we are open for business. no problems at all into or out of philadelphia. some work underway in cherry hill, new jersey, springdale road until 6:00. keep that in mind. big event today. we will tell you more about it later on, who is coming to town, or whose film crew is coming to town, i should say. walnut st. will be blocked, right after lunchtime, from roughly 1:00 to 8:00 today from broad street over to 17th . jammo, in rittenhouse square, through the afternoon, and evening rush hours. and then get ready for the new pattern again today. the e-zpass express lanes, closed at the mid-county tolls. you still use the e-zpass program. you just have to use the regular fowl lanes, and that's added a few extra minutes to everybody's trip. mass transit, off to good start, karen, la

we're watching a crash in south philadelphia at penrose and pattison by the sunoco station.t of the lanes blocked. stay up on passyunk oregon or as alternates. slow speeds on 95 with normal afternoon volume. let's check this spot right here its local vine street westbound near 15th by the new mormon temple. a crash involving a box truck taking out the left lane. traffic can squeeze by but it's congested there in center city. have a crash to watch out for in huntington valley by the td bank along philmont avenue. were uncleared in glenside from easton road but now there's one in jenkintown along old york road at rydal road one in north wales by the american star diner along welsh road at at sandy's lane. things look good on the northeast extension. that will not be the today us tomorrow. we'll check it again rick and sharrie in the 5 o'clock hour. >> thanks matt. >> stepping outside sky6 hd giving us a live look at atlantic city and it's beautiful at the moment. look at this shot here but as matt pelman just mentioned we know changes are coming. >> big difference tomorrow, th

i spoke to the executive director for unicef uk, michael penrose to get his reaction to the warnings:hings we are hearing on the ground are women unable to breast—feed because they are unable to get enough nutrition for themselves. there have only been a handful of famines since the second world war, and we're looking at ford of them simultaneously. that something we've never seen. we are facing to threats, the immediate threat of children starving to death. 1.4 million across the region. on top of that, children call with malnutrition for any extended period of time, the damage becomes permanent. they lose intellectual capability and their health. we need to continue to support these people or be banned as a generation. but the eight groups and organisations, the humanitarian relief operations, they have been warning about it for months. they have made appeals for money. some money has come in, but not as much as had been pledged. is this a way of trying to change that dynamic? yes, we hear which are seen, but we have other priorities. there are other problems we dealing with. the wo

problem on penrose avenue. the platt bridge as you head towards 26th street a little slowing there with that accident as well. we'll check it again on this saint patrick's day rick and sharrie in the next half hour. >> matt we'll check again later. thank you. >>> still ahead on "action news" at 4:00 the city of philadelphia is cracking down on businesses for not complying with the beverage tax. >> plus, a man is accused of poisoning his wife with over the counter eye drops. the reason he allegedly tried to make her sick. >> also a villanova wildcats star gets a and special assist from the band. jeff skversky has reaction from josh hart and the band members who broke his fall when "action news" comes right back. >> ♪ ♪ leave it to the pros? i am a pro. i made this lawn from seed pride, and less water than you'd think. to those who'd say the grass is greener on the other side.. i politely disagree. pennington smart seed. guaranteed to grow with 30% less water. reclaim your turf. the following ad for your viewing

. >> would former white house advent to make advisor penrose have access to an unmasked u.s. citizens name? >> i don't know an answer to that. >> 20 people within the nsa who can unmask these individuals then you have a wider pool who can access that information. we had a comment from a senior administration this morning to the fbi director's confirmation of the counterintelligence investigation, and they point to the fact that the senior former intelligence officials under mr. obama have all said publicly and even within the last two weeks that they have never seen any evidence of collusion between members of the trump team and russian intelligence. >> i know that was confirmed to fox news and also said today. my curiosity point now just on that segment because i know we are talking about a whole host of things with comey in rogers, but just on the idea of their not being any evidence of collusion between the trump campaign and russian officials. where do they go from here? if you have no evidence, how is this moving forward? >> this is what jumps out at me, having followed

northbound jams here on 26th street from past penrose avenue to the schuylkill.om that passyunk to university traveling like two, 3 miles an hour right now. lincoln drive southbound at wissahickon avenue another accident here. police are directing traffic at the scene and this chester county accident's pretty bad. you're driving only 8 miles an hour on the 30 bypass eastbound so jammed approaching route 82, exit for coatesville to approaching 340. might want to stick to business route 30 instead. >> thank you, karen. >>> ez-passes coming to the jersey shore by memorial day and with it potentially a toll hike. the electronic toll system is going up on five bridges from ocean city down to near wildwood. at the same time cape may county's bridge commission is proposing a one dollar toll increase for the summer season and a 50-cent increase for the off season. the commission is set to vote on a proposal next month. >> time to see what's coming up on "good morning america." >> robin i know a lot of people you'll be talking to today will be be wondering how long is thi

. >> a "new york times" profile where penrose openly admitted he was essentially tricking reporters intot it would be tough on iran. they may say that? >> he said it. it wasn't true. it has even an element of truth. you've got a guy who's a one of the fiction writer who found his ideal role as the script writer for a bonus delusional foreign policy fantasy. this guy should have never gotten anywhere near our national security and it's a disgrace that he and obama use their mind about to turn most of the world into wreckage. abby: what you anticipate his role now today post-presidency? what is then rose going to try to do? >> is obviously part of the resistance. he's one of the people helping organize the other side, obama loyalists and people part of the antitrust movement and abby: abstract president for running his agenda. it's obvious his role right here is trying to pretend the president didn't order a wiretap. does anybody on earth with an bathroom temperature i.q. say he didn't know it and approve it? of course he did. rose is trying to stop transfer of governing and it's going to