washington lived for eight years while president and first lady in philadelphia, philadelphia was the national capital in the federal period from for ten years. but they also had slaves. we know that he was from mt. vernon and had a plantation. i wasn't aware before i came and worked at the historical society, that he brought the slaves up here. pennsylvania had a law, after six months your slaves would automatically be emancipated and george washington and mrs. washington would rotate the slaves back to mt. vernon every six months to avoid the law. it wasn't illegal what they did but they did it to avoid the slaves being emancipated. when he found the remains of the president's house and wanted to create historical documentation, you had two groups, one group wanted it to just be george washington lived here, isn't that wonderful. and you have another group that says we want to tell the story of the enslaved people who lived here as well. and it was very contentious a few years ago and they came up with a compromise, i'm not sure whether either side is totally happy. as a tour guide

team furlong in philadelphia. we will check back with them after the break. >>> we're going to see big improvement by the time the stores open. snow falling in easton area. you will see a wintry mix that comes to an end later this morning. we're tracking snow and it is accumulating. we will go through it hour by hour, neighborhood by neighborhood just ahead. what do doctors from leading cancer centers in the country have in common? many of them now call cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia home. expert medicine works here. find out why at cancercenter.com/eastern cancer treatment centers of america. >>> the snow, sleet, rain hit the region, coated the streets and sidewalks. our team of meteorologists is tracking timing and totals so you know what to expect. >>> the wintry weather won't be with us all day, but it is already impacting people's travel plans. this is philadelphia international airport where they tell us they are prepared for this kind of weather, ready to clear the runways. because this

less than an hour, still see snow in suburbs, philadelphia, northeast philadelphia and trenton. this is where we get a mix, temperatures just below freezing in wilmington, climbing in south jersey. we will see potential for slipping and sliding with icy mix until 7:00 this morning. then at 8:00, you can see rain making progress. warm air surging in and up to freezing for wilmington and philadelphia. then north and west, takes more time. extended period of icing possible for lancaster and pottstown and doylestown. by 10:00, seeing it come to an end for the lehigh valley or northern lehigh valley, just rain at that hour in philadelphia and wilmington. timing and temperatures are critical. going through neighborhood by neighborhood, meteorologist krystal klei. >> that's very important. just a few degrees difference. we are looking at camelback mountain. snow is coming down quite steady. this is one of the areas that sees snow the longest. we will see that rain snow line press farther north going through the morning. already seeing it like bill pointed out in cape may county and par

not exactly great in philadelphia and look at wilmington at zero.ingle digits for vineland and mt. holly, no one is warm this morning. limit your time outside and layer up. satellite and radar we are in great shape otherwise, we will see sunshine, temperatures will climb into the upper 20s. here is what's on the way for the weekend and that's going to make for a bit of a mess saturday morning. it starts moving in late tonight, this is early saturday morning at 1:00, our future weather showing light snow in allentown and even into parts of -- very light snow into parts of delaware and some of those suburbs as well. this first line of snow will push to the north, we will get a break at 5:00 in the morning before the next round moves in. now, this is going to tomorrow with warmer air. it will still be cold enough for snow in the lehigh valley, there won't be a steady snow falling for much of the area and some icy mix, but that rain, that's what's going to win out. warm air will be surging into the area by 9:00 in the morning, rain falling in wilmington

in philadelphia. 41 in the city. allentown arena reading above the freezing mark which is a good trend. 38 in trenton. 40s down south. as we roll into the afternoon, i expect cloudy skies, mainly sunny breaks, but it will be milder high of 51. the rain tapering off in most areas before lunchtime. when i step inside we have a cold crush coming later in the week. the coldest air of the condition. cold crush doesn't that sound like sound like a great time. the morning commute won't be great, either, david. it's wet and slow coming southbound through the work zone at cottman allegheny into girard. allow pleasant of extra time this is not going to be a quick commute. as the rain continues to fall across the region and across the big picture here we have fire department activity we're watching in upper darby township along fairfax road off state road by the cemetary. up north, the changeover has happened, as david said it's rain in and around allentown. there was a crash along 309 southbound i-78 that's off

we will see a few lingering rain showers in wilmington and philadelphia. it is going to be a wintry start to your saturday. we've issued a first alert for philadelphia, the bushes and the lehigh valley late tonight and tomorrow morning. some accumulating snow, a brief icy mix and then come slippery roads to start with on saturday. the temperature will be warming into the 40s on saturday afternoon. the ten day on 10 has up warming on sunday, into the morning on 60s and dropping into the 40s sunday night as colder air arrives for monday and tuesday. another warm up next week, 52 degrees on thursday, we will get some rain thursday into friday and then temperatures will be closer to normal or a little bit next weekend, saturday and sunday. >> we will get that wet weather tomorrow morning when most people will be sleeping. >> if you're driving on 95 you might encounter an issue. >> there is a multi-vehicle accident here. disregard 76, this is 95 right at upland street. multiple vehicles involved in this accident, there are injuries reported as well. take a look

>> reporter: north and west of philadelphia, they will get snow, in philadelphia, you're not shoveling just yet. >> good deal. >> reporter: live on sky6 live hd, we're looking at our beautiful christmas tree from our city hall camera at dirt -- dilworth park. the good news, we lost the gusty breeze, but it's cold enough, most locations down in the 20s. double scan live is showing flakes over central delaware, kent county and areas east of baltimore down in maryland, none of it is reaching the ground. the air is very, very dry. look at the dewpoint. it's down to 15. the dry air mass evaporating all the moisture. we're seeing mainly cloudy skies out there this morning, 29 degrees in philadelphia. pressure reading holding steady. winds are light out of the southwest at 3 miles per hour. so we'll start out north and west, this is where the advisory goes into effect later this afternoon and this is where we're seeing some of the colder temperatures at this hour, 23 in fleetwood. 25 in quakertown. 21 in martins creek. warrington, 25. somewhat milder, but cold areas south and east, 25 in glas

in philadelphia, 28 about 11:00 p.m. tonight, right now we're in the mid teens, it will be a slow climb probably in the low 20s for a good portion of the afternoon. winds out of the west 8 to 16 miles per hour later. they are stronger than that right now they will die down during the day. overnight tonight, 24 is the low. more clouds build in, overnight we're looking at the arrival of the snow. let's show you that. by 11:00 p.m. we're probably dry across the region. overnight most of us will see snow a good bet in the northern suburbs. philadelphia could get clipped with this, as well. tomorrow morning you get the snow filling in through the i-95 corridor, 5:30 a.m. notice how warm air is in the process of coming up from the south. south jersey and delaware will get nothing but rain out of this. as we go later in the morning, the warm air pushes past philadelphia and by 9:00 a.m. it's possible we change over to rain in philadelphia. it's all out of here in the afternoon. that progression from south to north, though is go

victim's last address was in north philadelphia. they were not sure what he was doing at this address. there were family members on the scene they are being interviewed. 11 shots were fired from two semi automatic weapons. witnesses say one of the shooters was a man wearing all dark clothing and mask. he was seen in a white suv-type vehicle going south on 60th street. >> fortunately at the intersections of 60th and market streets there are numerous philadelphia police real time crime cameras. one of the cameras is directly over where the victim collapsed. >> and police say there are also surveillance cameras on several nearby businesses, they feel confident they can find footage that can help in the investigation. live at police headquarters, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> this is new on "action news," a woman is in stable condition after being stabbed multiple times in a home in north philadelphia. police were called to the 2800 block of north howard street after 1:00 a.m. that's where they found the wom

by 10:00, entirely out of philadelphia. by your early afternoon, the showers move off the shore as well. just leaving us with clouds throughout the rest of the day. >> thank you, krystal. we will check back in with you in a few minutes. reduced to tears. a police officer and his family, lost everything they had in the fire, get a gift that is making the holidays easier. >> we will show you the surprise they got from santa after their tragedy. >> schedule changes will explain how your commute could be impacted with this morning's commute. >>> good morning. jessica boyington watching the rhodes. we are not seeing any delays yet. we are starting to catch up on some accidents up there. let's look on route 70 in cherry hill around haddonfield road. i'll update you at 5:00. >>> there are some changes you ought to know about. schedules for most of septa's regional rail lines were adjusted. some trains will depart earlier or later than last week. the changes impact at least 14 stations. go to nbc.com or the nbc app to look up your

this is just rain in philadelphia. south philadelphia, there is lincoln financial, you can see the streets are damp this morning. it is only going to be rain in philadelphia. in fact, most of the area is going to see rain to start with. it's really not going to last even in the pocono mountains, there's not much of t coming do. plainfield, light snow,g toe mod drying out and clearing out during the day. you can see it's already tapering off in allentown. most of the area, we start off with rain in allentown and just in the last hour mixing in. minimal accumulation if any. if there is any accumiobe o colder surfaces like cars and sidewalks, possibly the grass. even there it's not very likely. it's just too warm. the temperatures are in the 30s above fez area with the exception of the pocono mountains. easton it is above freezing. you can see the rain is starting to end already in c delaware cor county. we're seeg off montgomery. lower bucks and central bucks. temperatures have slowly come down. too warm for any icing. d

through philadelphia. more of a moderate rain right now. pockets of heavier rain have been moving through mostly delaware and chester county and weakening as they continue to track over the bay and into new jersey. showers are pretty consistent for new jersey. today, we are timing out your entire day now instead of just focusing on the morning. rain showers should start to break at 9:00, 10:00 a.m. through philadelphia. cloudiness with breaks of sun are possible in the afternoon to get to the low 50s. going from philadelphia to the suburbs, right around the low 50s possible as well. same deal. the rain starting to die down here in the next couple of hours. that's the same for the lehigh valley where temperatures will peek into the mid-40s. through delaware, new jersey, the shore already in the 40s. we will be in the mid-40s by 5:00 p.m. with some clouds hanging over. we'll talk about your ten day forecast coming up. >>> thank you, krystal. about 19 minutes before 7:00 a.m. i see flashing lights on the ramp

bob kelly checking out lights in north philadelphia this week. need the lights because you're so bright yourself. >> you're lit, yo. >> full power rudolph. okay. the kids love it. the kids up here in the northeast love it and they love santa claus. look who is here. the big man himself. exeter road up here in academy gardens. who has been good so far this year? raise your hasn'ts. >> whoo!? >> whoo. look at moms and dads they're saying yeah in the background. we're up here the 9200 block of exeter road in northeast philadelphia. first of all, got to thank our sponsors ibew local nate frank and rodney thanks so much for coming out. >> thank you. >> you guys not only like the big spots but also all the neighborhoods? >> yes, we do from pottstown to south philadelphia. we do all the lighting. we light the art museum. franklin square and rittenhouse square. >> we thank you for being our sponsors. now on the front lawn here, marie, you were surprised by us coming out. what's your favorite thing on this side of lawn? >> probably the christmas balls. >>

philadelphia, half hour, feeling like 20. winds are back up to 28 degrees for what it feels like outside. here's a look at the winds, you can tell they're lighter than yesterday but they will be breezy as we move through this afternoon. we will track those in a few minutes. for now, quick look at radar and satellite. we had lake effect snow that pushed all the way through our area. as a result we saw a live shot for overbrook, some light snow. more to come though. we will track first alert conditions in a bit. >> thanks for that, krystal. >>> right now, we have a traffic note. new jersey turnpike, there's an overturned truck on the turnpike southbound, south of interchange 4. it is blocking the right and shoulder lanes. commuter route 73 in cherry hill. we're going to watch it through the morning, keep you posted. >>> new from overnight. cold weather didn't do firefighters any favors when they were called to this home in overbrook section of philadelphia. it broke oit in the basement before midnight. they had it out in minute

definitely wet in philadelphia. we'll be back with the strong forecast and the workweek call coming up. >> welcome back on this monday morning, you want to head out a little bit early today, it's sloppy out there, 4:41 a.m., 39 degrees. >> let's turn to david murphy it is messy when you step out the door. >> reporter: it is, and slippery up in the northern suburbs where we are waiting for the the precipitation to change over to rain. we have drying in south jersey and delaware and all rain in the i-95 corridor and that blue means freezing precipitation, most of it snow changing over to rain and rain in the interim. i'll look at that in a second, but let's get you outside, we have sky6 live hd, the city hall camera we recently installed, there's dilworth plaza, looking wet in center city, is it not. storm tracker 6 live the closer view, i'll start in the northern be suburbs, hamburg and northern berks county, quakertown, as well. we're transitioning from the snow earlier to the rain. in the interim there could slippe

a 12 mile an hour wind in philadelphia, 13 miles an hour in wilmington. so the feels like temperatures have dropped into the single digits. we will get some improvement during the day today as it will warm into the 20s and a little bit warmer this afternoon than what we saw yesterday. 15 degrees right now in the suburbs with a 6 mile an hour wind, 16 at philadelphia international, the lehigh valley is at 14 degrees and 15 degrees in delaware. enough sunshine to warm us into the upper 20s for delaware, 26 degrees in the lehigh valley and 27 for new jersey. we have stayed below freezing all day today in the suburbs and philadelphia but that changes tomorrow, just as some wet weather moves in. we are talking snow and sleet but mainly rain for your saturday. a look at the timing of that and i will take you through today hour by hour when i'm back in ten minutes. but first pamela osborne has your first alert traffic. >> good morning. i think that's going to be the most difficult part of your drive this morning is actually those few minutes when you're walking

now parties across philadelphia will help ring in 2017, one south philadelphia bakery has been working all night to keep up with the order. eye witt the these news reporter anita oh is live from cacia's bakery this morning. >> reporter: good morning, jan these workers have barely slept. they have been baking throughout the night, to get all of these order ready for new years eve and if you are days celebration you can see all these bags getting ready to go out to be delivered to the super markets. we have seen a steady flow of customers coming into pick up that are order for the day as well, over on this side you can see they are putting in the pizzas, that is right, there are thousands of rolls and on top of that they have their pizza, they have their roast pork, they have contact knoll he is. there is so much going on this morning, again these work are have only been able to take a nap. they say this is busiest time of the year. you can see all of these rolls still have to be baked and they are continuing to work throughout the morning to make sure all of this gets to the people who

philadelphia office of emergency service. areas are under a code blue, if you see a homeless person outside please call the outreach hot line. there is the number for you. to get them some help. we posted code blue information on our website at 6abc.com. philadelphia's code blue remains in effect until next wednesday. >> meanwhile, meteorologist, adam joseph, is tracking the brutal cold from the "action news" big board from tonight. >> the temperatures drop low and we are expecting the coldest december night in philadelphia in eight years right now that temperature 21 in philadelphia. 20 in millville. 20 in trenton and we see teens already for the air temperatures in the northwestern suburbs and the wind is gusting over 30 miles per hour at times and that brings those windchills down quite a bit. right now 5 philadelphia and millville. 4 in wilmington and 1 in reading and lancaster andp below in the poconos and these remain low as we go into the beginning of your friday and we talk about a messy mix for the beginning of the w

clouds and sun in philadelphia. a lot of sun right now, chilly conditions, 53 degrees is the high, wind out of the northwest at 7 to 14 miles per hour. so baiblghts breezy at t times. for the afternoon and evening commute you might need shades if you're heading out on the roads early. 4:00 p.m., 50 degrees. we'll have sun in play, 45 degrees by 6:00 p.m. by 7:00 p.m. 43. we'll get into the 30s woarcht across the region -- across acre most of the region. 30s in the pine barrens and and. wind a factor tonight 6 to 12 miles per hour under partly cloudy skies. definitely colder tomorrow morning than earlier this morning which is fortunate since we had the snow around thiss tol be cloudy, there will be rain later in the day, it could come as soon as lurch time so, 1 -- lunchtime or so. 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. because of the area of low pressure bringing in cooler air and producing rain. future tracker 6 at 6:30 a.m. shows you there's nothing going on precipitation wise, so we'll get the morning commute in just fine. some of

now 40 degrees in philadelphia. philadelphia international. still a few spots, westmount.he rest of the city is in the 40s. steady rain along the coast line. just very sprinkly conditions for philadelphia and trenton. snow to the north, well, that has stayed to the north and is now moving away from the pocono mountains. we will see improving conditions today. we'll actually wind up with some sunshine. tomorrow a different story. look at the rain over texas into louisiana. that's coming our way from tomorrow. first thing in the morning and tomorrow afternoon the steady rainfall is going to be moving in. we'll get some sunshine tomorrow. that's -- well, clear skies overnight. that's going to allow for things to cool down. just after midnight early in the morning. we'll get sunshine in the morning but the clouds will be on the increase tomorrow. so sunshine. you'll have to enjoy it today. look at the rain that's going to be moving in by tomorrow afternoon. so stand by. we'll see some sunshine today. the rain moves out. little bit breezy. 51 degrees. winds with us. sunshine in

in philadelphia. we'll get to the low 40s in your early afternoon and around the mid-40s for the high temperature in philadelphia. and again scattered clouds mixing in with the sun. suburbs, a little more cloud cover, 38 degrees at 11:00 a.m. and right around there for the lehigh valley with partly to mostly cloudy conditions for the lehigh valley burke county area. 38 degrees at 7:00 a.m., starting to warm up to the low to mid-40s, same deal for new jersey and at the shore 43 degrees by 3:00 in the afternoon. here's a look at the precipitation chances. it's going to be rain for many of us but in areas like redding and the lehigh valley, thursday is the predominant day that we're looking at the potential. we'll see a rain/snow mix. we'll track that in just a few minutes. here's your weekend forecast, saturday and sunday looking dry both days with mid to upper 40s for high temperatures in philadelphia. >>> 4:42 right now. a house at the jersey shore that's drawn curiosity seekers for decades has been s

sitting at freezing at the airport here in philadelphia mid 20's in chalfont. twenty-seven in malvern and then similar numbers to the far northern suburbs quakertown, doylestown up 20's , 22 in mount pocono. good conditions there to crank out some snow on the guns g skiing conditions continue, throughout this weekend. so it goes down hill over next week. we will talk about some rain. quiet on storm scan three just some cloud rolling through but right the new we will clear out for a little bit later this morning. we will start off with mostly sunny skies and then cloud start to move in this afternoon. weak cold front that will be passing through our region overnight tonight a head of the front we will get a south lawyer pleas, kicks off, not quite as windy as yesterday. we had gusts to 40 miles an hour, and then get gusts close to 30 but sustained wind ten to 20 miles an hour. add a chill to the air but that south wind will bring our temperatures backup above average. evening plans tonight still breezy, so just be prepared, those wind chill values down to the ze

we're at 40 in philadelphia.up with bright sunshine to near 50 degrees at lunchtime. 9-mile-an-hour wind as the temperature climbs. we go through the day, that wind will also be increasing 14 miles an hour this afternoon. a few scattered clouds in the suburbs, 37 degrees right now. mostly sunny skies. you'll see that same wind blowing this afternoon. 47 degrees at 2:00 this afternoon. it will get chilly this evening. chilly in the lehigh valley, 35 right now. 30s not much warmer at 8:00 but into the middle to upper 40s this afternoon. a few scattered clouds blowing through. no sign of any wet weather for the lehigh valley or in new jersey. clear skies. we're at 40 degrees right now in new jersey. that will come down a little by 8:00 and then back up into the upper 40s near 50 degrees this afternoon. the wind will be blowing at the shore. that will limit the warm-up there. 48 degrees at lunchtime with clear skies through the day and nothing but sunshine after these few thin clouds clear from delaware. that's a liv

lurch time an 11-mile-per-hour wind in philadelphia. a little stronger in south jersey and wilmington. and also some of the superbs. still going late this afternoon at 5:00. but then is starts to die down and that's going to allow the temperatures to come down overnight but nothing else will be coming down. the rain has moved out. the rain is offshore. and now chillier air that's going to stay around for the weekend. you see the snow falling north and west, we're not getting the snow but the cold, we'll really feel it. we'll have wind and temperatures steady through the day. 48 degrees in allentown. late this afternoon, we're still looking at low 50s for many of the neighborhoods. south jersey, delaware, into philadelphia. starting to get cooler in lehigh valley. watch what happens later this evening. by 11:00 tonight, 30s and very low 40s in the area. and turning even colder by tomorrow morning. it's a trend that's going to stay with us for days. it's a trend seeing the temperatures come down. dropping below normal starting this weeken

delaware, south jersey, even some neighborhoods in philadelphia. and yesterday we saw readings in the 50s for most of these neighborhoods but a solidly in 30s this morning. west allen township 36 degrees. milford at 35. bedminster, 34. ft. washington, 37 degrees. we see a warm-up into upper 40s near 50 degrees. at times we'll see a few high clouds move through, they'll blow throughout area. the wind is still with us this morning and will be here this afternoon. we will not see any showers with those clouds. but these clouds that are moving into texas, that's part of the area where we're watching for a storm to develop, which bring us some wet weather but not until after the weekend. we could see some pretty good rain coming in next week. for this evening, the christmas tree lighting with clear skies. the temperatures will be falling. 46 degrees. the sun will be down by 5:00. down to 44 at 7:00. at 9:00, 42 degrees. just enough wind to make it feel like it's in the 30s. you'll have to bundle up if coming down to penn's landing or just watch us on tv

philadelphia international airport. this is where we will see lines of people working through security today. hopefully not too long lines. the roads and rails will also be busy handling heavy traffic. susie hoped her son and daughter-in-law would be next to walk through.as caught ebb and of the crowd. he couldn't wait to see his parents and vice versa. >> kind of surreal, there were points feeling like i would never get home. >> three brothers, too, looking forward to having them home for christmas, a nice holiday. >> tap the nbc10 app or log onto nbc10.com for travel information and traffic updates. the holiday travel rush is also moving by bus. last night university city was crowded with megabus passengers and then people traveling by train. dealing with the delay, trying to get to florida. >> left home 9:30 to catch the train at 10:00, got here at 2 and been here since. >>> federal officials are worrying about attacks at gathering sites. what the fbi is advising this weekend. >>> actress carrie fisher is spending th

looking live at philadelphia international airport.were dealing with fog earlier, but that should be cleared out by now. chris sowers is at the "action news" big board. cold is coming, right chris? >> reporter: 60s early, but temperature crash later. we don't have ice or snow, but we have heavy, drenching downpours north and west of philadelphia. we had lightning strikes, the counter is on, but not recording lightening strikes now. we're zoom into upper bucks and montgomery county. this is green lane, heavy downpour pushing east of green lane moving to the northeast 40 miles per hour. south of quakertown, here's route 611 heavy drenching downpours north of doylestown, 15 or 20 minutes ago. all this activity rapidly pushing off to the northeast getting rallied to move into north central portions of new jersey. the wider view showing a huge line stretching from new england all the way down into the deep south across the appalachian states, heavy soaking downpours, lots of yellows, reds and oranges, note what's going on on the backside, t

we're at 55 now in philadelphia. that has seriously climbed in the last couple years. 53 for vineland. some of us are going to make it to 60 by this morning. 52 in coatesville and 50 in trenton. so these temperatures, really warm for this time of year. and our high for today, will hit during the morning hours. as for visibility, because of rd out over the southern half of our viewing area. ten mile visibility is the best we can do for philadelphia, northeast philly. now we've climbed up to 6 for the visibility in pottstown. still pretty dense fog in mount pocono, allentown, as well as in reading. those areas start to thin out as well and the rain will start to move in. there's a look at radar and satellite. already starting to close in on harrisburg and then we'll start to see the showers through berks county. we will track that rain out with your future model coming up. >> thanks krystal. >>> overnight this is what drivers had to contend with, fog as thick as the proverbial pea soup. you could barely see just a few

people of philadelphia. the most popular is the love statue. i asked people what they love about philadelphia? >> the people helped you make this? >> yes. >> philly snacks and drinks, every mouthful is a confection. from the original philly pretzel. >> the perfect place to come up and have a bite of philly. >> everything from jewelry to unique items made in philadelphia. >> and we couldn't love it more, you can see all the holiday happenings around town coming up this saturday night at 7:30 on fyi philly. >> see you there rick. >> i will be there. >>> the husband of a woman missing for three weeks sat down with abc news with an exclusive interview that airs tonight on 20/20 keith reveals what happened when he was contacted by police. >> she was screaming emotional. i love you, i love you, i love you and then the phone gets taken away from you. >> investigators say sherry was beaten and branded and her long hair was chopped off and she says she was taken by two hispanic women. but investigators have not revea

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up to 12 in philadelphia.e are going to be following the neighborhood temperatures hour by hour and neighborhood by neighborhood as we have this precipitation coming in late tonight and tomorrow. these are all going to be critical. redding is only 19 degrees. cooks to cookstown at 18. be bethlehem 19. we have to get them above 32 degrees to have rain and it melts on the road. remember, the roads are cold because it of the last cold blast we had. there are radar returns we have had. some of this stuff is not only that well organized at this point. here is a close up of the area that will get hit the hardest l es -- lehigh valley. darker blues indicating heavier snow. this is pretty heavy accumulating snow in the lehigh valley. by 9:00 a.m. we are starting to get some icing as the atmosphere warms up but not at the ground. that could cause more problems on top of the snow. the snow continues farther to the north. that warm air is coming up. there's nothing to stop it. so we veeventually the whole ar will be warm

"action news" reporter, gray hall is live in center city philadelphia. first lets get the frigid numbers from accuweather and meteorologist, cecily tynan. >> the core of that arctic air will be rolling right over us tonight and temperatures are dropping through the day. right now philadelphia 20 degrees allentown 18 and reading 17 and wilmington 19 and millville 20 and wind gusts today 45 to close to 50 miles per hour. and even now with a bit of a breeze the windchill make its feel like 4 in philadelphia and 1 in wilmington and 4 in allentown and 0 in reading and the windchills drop down to 2 degrees below zero in lancaster. get ready for the coldest december night in eight years, tonight's low in philadelphia dropping down to 15 degrees and even with the slight breeze there will be a windchill factor. south jersey and delaware windchills tomorrow morning in the single digits along the i-95 corridor nearly suburbs, windchill 0 to 5 below and lehigh valley the poconos windchill dropping to 5 below to 15 below zero. the national weather service issued a wi

tracking through philadelphia. moving from west to east. and that's going to continue in to the later part of today. right now temperaturewise, check it out. 58 degrees in philadelphia. millville, atlantic city at 59. and we've made it to the 60s. dover at 62 degrees. allentown, 40s. and 45 the temperature in reading. so really seeing numbers that are way warmer than what is typical for this time of year. and warmer than you're going to see for afternoon highs. thing is, these are going to be the highs for today. then as we move along to the afternoon we start to cool down, because a cool front starting from the west is moving our way. we'll track that cold front and more on these temperatures later this afternoon. >> thanks for that crystal. we're not the only ones contending with weather problems. ice and snow battered a large portion of the country yesterday from new mexico to new england. at least five people died on the roads and hundreds of accidents were reported. icy weather played a role in a deadly tanker truck crash in baltimore.

in their philadelphia home. some new things have come in and we'll share that with you next. >> now on "action news," two people are killed when their mercedes runs into the back of a school bus and burst into flames. >> happening today, the electoral college votes, it is it is final stop for donald trump for the presidency. >> we have experiencing an arctic dip, would you want for refreezing on the roads until milder temperatures come our way. >> let's get the accuweather and karen rogers has the commute. >> reporter: as we take a look at temperatures, 28 degrees in philadelphia. 23 in allentown. 24 in reading. notice how the wind is coming gently out of the north giving us windchills in the teens across the region. 19 currently is the windchill in philadelphia. 17 in wilmington. 13 in allentown. still in the low 20s down in south jersey. as we roll through the day, the cold will be the story. 27 degrees under mostly cloudy skies, by 7:00 a.m. we have a chance of seeing sun around midday. 31 degrees there, cold

the as you walk out the door it is different, 35 degrees in philadelphia. twenty-seven mount pocono. twenty-five lancaster. 36 degrees in dover but the wind makes it feel even chillier then that. mild, comfortable for the eagles game, i mean for wintertime it is 46 degrees, on sunday, for the last game of the year with the dreaded cowboys. a wind chill 26 degrees outside right now, winds are sustained at 14 miles an hour after sunrise we do expect that to pick up, a bit. so average high 41 degrees. where were we yesterday? above average with the bad weather in the beginning of the day and then it ended up being okay. 46 degrees was our high, thinks your fire works, fox cast, because you know, we do have two fire works on new years eve. we have that family friendly one, we told but earlier at 6:00 o'clock. we think it will be about 40 degrees then. thirty-seven when it is midnight, and we're all saying happy new year for sure. now we have a high of 41 today , feeling colder then that because of the win. forty-four on saturday. forty-nine for new years day on

temperatures are around 38 in philadelphia. we'll get to more on your temperatures through the rest of today and how dry we will see later today coming up. for now, we'll go to traffic with jessica boyington. >> right around 24th street, we are open. you can see both directions. definitely wet. watch getting on and off the ramps. highways are going to be a problem once the morning commute gets underway. already an accident on north gulph road and kirk avenue. the skewingi'll check with new road when is i come back. >> let's talk about road conditions. points north and weflt of tst o city have the best chance for snow and ice. >> pamela osborn is in storm for force. tell us where you are and what conditions are like. >> we are in bucks county, approaching quakertown. we are on the northeast extension, heading north towards allentown. we left kenwood since 3:00. we have seen mheavy rain. it hasn't changed or switched over. we will let you know how conditions work when we get closer to allentown. i should mention in our traffic tr

wind chillies 26 degrees in philadelphia right now. we have westerlies coming in sustain at 14 miles an hour here in philadelphia. so seven day forecast, cold one today, 41 but feels like 30's all day. forty-three tomorrow. wind calm down, should be a decent new years eve night, and for the parade on sunday plenty of sunshine we will start off in the upper 30's, end up in the upper 40's, a great the forecast for new years day, rain rolls rolls in on monday and lasts through tuesday, it is mild for those two days, tuesday and wednesday, but will get colder by thursday and that is your seven day forecast, we're checking traffic on your friday morning with a look at the closures on sunday for mummers parade, big road that will be closed jfk boulevard between 15th and 20th street, your alternate there is arch street. market between 15th and 16th street your alternate is race street and these closures in effect starting at 3:00 on sunday and going until 6:00 in the evening. more hummers there 7:00 a.m. until the event conclusion, broad stre

philadelphia and south.o not a huge warmup compared to the 30s we see right now but we'll see some development in the temperatures. a little cooler further north. then we go into the evening overnight to midnight. look at that. right back down to freezing conditions across the entire map. if precipitation was moving in here we'd be talking about snow. but it's not. it will move in around 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. and continue through 10:00 a.m. notice the temperatures in the 40s. most of us are talking rain with the forecast, although a few spots, mostly in the upper suburb areas and as well through parts of the lehigh valley and burkes county, that's where we could see the rain/snow mix. here's a look at your new year's eve forecast. 44 degrees for the first fireworks show. 40 degrees by 10:00 and 37 degrees by midnight. we're looking at some clouds that will be in place but winds will be on the lighter side. should be a nice night to get out but it will be chilly. if you're going to if mummers parade on sunda

we'll take you to a south philadelphia bakery shop. people come from as far away as maryland for this tasty treat. >>> plus, last year santa was spotted on the dashcam of a police cruiser in south jersey and there could be a repeat performance tonight. lauren. >> that's right, it's christmas eve so santa has boarded his sleigh. the reindeer are harnessed up. we'll check in on where stan is at with our santa tracker coming up next. >> welcome back. as santa makes his way around the world delivering toys one south jersey police department has extra patrols out after a sighting of jolly old saint nick last year. check out this dashcam photo. reindeer flying right in front of the car last christmas eve. officers hope they'll get another glimpse of christmas magic this year when santa comes to town. >>> standing in line in front of this south philly bakery sometimes for hours to get a homemade couldn't kneel low treats so tasty some people come from as far away as baltimore. our anita oh takes us to the termini brothers bakery. >> ♪ >> how

philadelphia. flag just blowing there. we have a look at the forecast. >> as promised, big changes compared to yesterday where we were seeing temperatures in the 50s and 60s. now, we're looking at feels like temperatures in the teens to low 20s outside. 20 degrees what it feels like in philadelphia. northeast philadelphia, at 19 and redding, the same. same for potts town, 19. look at mt. pocono. now, the it's 4 degrees from what it feels like due to light to breezy winds picking up, then the very cold air that's settle nd behind the cold front that moved through yesterday. here's what we're looking at. the rain has long moved off east of us and now, we're actually dealing with just spotty clouds and clear conditions and you look to the west, nothing heading our way. so, finally, we're trafing more mild conditions. and high pressure starting to build in, which means a warm up for our temperatures. not today though. we stay cold. in fact, right now, we're still at 29 degrees. some parts across the region may not make it abov

the majors, 95 in south philadelphia doing fine because they are treated. untreated surfaces are a real issue. you'll find a layer of ice on the car, if you go out, may have to do scraping this morning. doppler radar shows this area of pink, that's icing conditions. freezing rain not just in philadelphia but extends into new jersey and delaware and far north and west into the lehigh valley. berks county seeing that sleet and freezing rain now, and it is changing from snow to sleet and freezing rain is on the way to allentown as well. across delaware and south jersey, you can see some pink but also some areas of just rain. this is indication that the atmosphere is warming up. it is this warming that leads to improving conditions during the day today. temperatures are critical. that's what meteorologist krystal klei is keeping a close eye on this morning. >> we have had an eye on temperatures all over the place throughout the morning. we watched them gradually climb as we were expecting. looking at new jersey neighborhoods, you can see areas like clinton, bar

the snow is way north of philadelphia in the lehigh valley. allentown, 32. philadelphia, 39. millville, 35. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, unsettled midweek, very cold late week. so 49 today. monday, 49. tuesday, cloudy, afternoon rain, 46. wednesday, cloudy, drizzle and showers, 50 degrees. thursday, cloudy, more showers are possible, 46. friday's 36 will feel like the 20s with the winds, gray? >> it's coming. >>> 12:48 p.m., a college in california has plans to help students stressed out over finals. they are taking puppies and coloring books. many students say they love the idea, but one student who was back in school for his master's degree said students need to copy like adults. >> i think we have a tendency to baby our college students. >> coloring takes you back to a simpler mindset. its stress relieving to sit there and draw and color. >> i guess it works for some and not others. college leaders say there's no call for the program -- no cost for the program they are donated. spca provides the dogs. >>> several local animal shelters have teamed up for a

a car in philadelphia. the philadelphia gas works vehicle was parked in the 1800 block of south 2nd street at the time. the suspect made off with gas leak detecters worth more than $3,000. >>> they held a solemn in hawaii for the victims of pearl harbor. re for a wreath laying 941, they ceremony. it led to our country's engagement in world war 12 and japan's prime ministry will visit but not apologize for the bombing of pearl harbor. >>> if you claim the earned income tax credit or the additional child credit you can expect a delay in your refund. it's a move by congress to battle identity theft and fraud. they will check filings for signs of fraud before the refuns are mailed out. if you don't claim either credit you can expect your return in 21 days. >>> and ikea is offering longer parental leave. they are struggling to hang on to good workers in an improving job market. they will offer 1200 salaried and hurry workers for 12 months of paid leave. they had previously given mothers five days and six to eigh

>>> live from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia. this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this morning. >>> a live look this morning from berlin where daybreak reveals destruction after a truck rams into a crowded christmas market. at least 12 people are dead. dozens more are hurt. why police say this was no accident. new jersey lawmakers say no deal, why he has to leave office until he write a book. >> busy morning here at cbs-3, it is our "joy of sharing" toyfest drop-off day. the trucks ready. we're ready. finds out how you can help us fill this truck with toys. today is tuesday, december 20th, good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. let's get the day start wad check on weather and traffic with meisha. >> good morning, you guys, happy tuesday, day two, nice roadways, hoping we're going have good day on the roadways, jim, good to have you back, good day. >> so nice having you here. justin, is it going to stay dry? >> yes, today and really the next several days, not much happening for the end of december, pretty nights. cold. w

philadelphia, average first snow december 17th, about the same in wilmington.antic city typically have to wait until of course christmas before you see your first measurable snow. tomorrow could be a few snow showers up in the poconos before it changes topher rain but -- over to rain but tomorrow will be a rain event not a snow event for our region. we're looking about a half inch of rain, much needed rain. that will be moving in during the second half of the day. right now temperatures again not bad for this time of the year. 48 in philadelphia, forty two allentown, cape may 47, wilmington 43 degrees. satellite6 along with action radar showing this is the next system, it's gathering strengths over the gulf of mexico pulling up last moisture even some tornado watches for the panhandle of florida. that many low pressure will mover to our west another one develops across the coast of the carolinas and moves out to sea so what this will do is wedge in some rain. tonight will be a dry night partly cloudy seasonably cool 35 degrees in philadelphia, 33 trenton, line

free flowing traffic right now through the city of philadelphia. we have told but this, jan carabao is on the scene of the fire in fishtown. this is intersection of the frankford and girard in fishtown. they have that blocked off. if you are in this area frankford avenue will be blocked off. over in new jersey, some construction to tell you about , route 130 at route 47, right lane is block there until about 6:00 a.m., jim and rahel, back over to you. >>> an atlanta musician says he owes his life to his dog. >> i believe that, ed's poodle is being told he is a hero this morning. a fire swept through the home last week, story many of his musical instruments and other belongings but he escaped with his life because his poodle, gracy leaped on his bed to wake him up. >> she started licking my face and started barking. i said oh, my god i am about to die if i don't do something fast. >> he has first and second degree burns, gracy was treated for smoke inhalation. >> cute pup. >> um-hmm. >>> police department in pennsylvania has a important warning abou

in philadelphia, probably snowing in philadelphia. by 9:00 a.m., the rain changeover is through the i-95 corridor. we'll be looking at potential icy patches. we'll get to 11:00 p.m. the lehigh valley is changing over and things should gradually improve and we'll see drying in the afternoon. i want to give you a word to the wise, the snow to rain change will be fast, there will be a broaf period -- brief period of rain in between. the ice might be slow to melt. just because you see the rain, be careful there might be icy patches and freezing rain. something to keep in mind tomorrow. about a coating to an inch that gets washed away in philadelphia. one to three in lehigh valley and 3 to 5 in the poconos. 28 is the high, later tonight. we get snow at night changing over to a brief period of ice to rain, 48 is the high. we get up to 60 on sunday, rain around. temperatures start to fall in the afternoon and evening and we're probably back in the 30s by dinnertime. we top out in the 30s on monday and tuesday. 42 winter arrives on wednesday,

heading to route 30 and to philadelphia that will be your best bet. doing that will be good, moving through cherry hill. other than that you'll have to follow although detours. there's not a lot of traffic right now. and one lane is blocked, 65, the drive time. the blue route to the vine street expressway, high 50s. i'll update you on white horse pike when i come back. >>> investigators in atlantic county are asking for your help to find a person who killed a man in hamilton township. in mays land around 6:30 last night. they have not released his name. they're awaiting autopsy results. if you have information call the hamilton township police. >>> this morning, police have information in connection with the his & run crash that killed an 8-year-old girl. the man hasn't been charged yet but that may change. this is the car that killed 8-year-old jayanna powell. investigators found it at a body shop. the woman brought in the car on november 19th, that's a day after the crash happened that killed powell. police say the car hit her and her brother who di

philadelphia 64. 63 atlantic city.llentown you broke the old record of 59 topping out at 61 degrees for today. so some of that colder air continues to replace the mild air that we saw earlier in the day. we had few clouds and also some showers look at the current conditions right now. 30 degrees below freezing mount pocono upper 30s in reading along with lancaster, 43 right now in pottstown. mid 40s wilmington. 44 degrees currently in atlantic city. so for the overnight, we're looking at colder air, 30 in the suburbs. mid theirs in the city with scattered clouds across the area as we take lock at ultimate doppler we are dry and quiet toward allentown, bensalem looking pretty good. folks watching in pine hill also down the shore atlantic city, no weather worries. but as we expand the view, take a look at this area highlighted. that is our next weather maker. not tomorrow but for thursday. we're talking some rain, maybe a little bit of wet snow. so across the region, center city for your wednesday, partly sunny, 43-degre

philadelphia 40 or so.ing up next, we'll get you squared with all the temperatures and right where they are going today. >> time for a preview of what's coming up on "good morning america." >> let's join robin roberts in the "g.m.a." studio. we've been following all the developments in oakland, it must have been an unimaginable horror. >> reporter: we'll continue your coverage of the warehouse fire in oakland. we'll be live in oakland and speak with the battalion chief of the fire department. >>> federal officials halting construction of the dakota access pipeline. many are celebrating after the major victory in standing rock. we'll have more on that coming up. >>> a robber was caught on camera posing as a upstairs delivery man forcing his way into a home while three armed men -- advice from fbi officials give you tips on how to keep safe. >>> steve harvey is here talking about his point jump. >> looking forward to that, robin. >> reporter: busy on the roads. we have a multi-vehicle accident blue route sout