. >> hi, sharrie and rain is on the way.ouble scan live showing that this is very unusual this time of year. this is a sizable storm. the center of the storm is over western south carolina and you can see all the moisture associated with it. what you can't see, though, is snow a el niÑo year. loads of moisture what this low pressure will do, move off the coast of the hatteras and then head towards cape cod and as it does, it will bring us a soaking rain overnight. but temperatures show you that there is no threat of snow here. 51 degrees in philadelphia with winds off the ocean, the ocean temperature in the 40's, so this will remain a warm storm. could have a little bit of a change over to snow in the poconos overnight but here that rain will be arriving from the southwest to the northeast between 6 o'clock and 10 o'clock tonight so it's a friday night if you're heading out it's dry now, take an umbrella. it won't stay that way. the heaviest will be overnight after midnight but this is a fast moving storm. it is out of here

we've got lots of issues brian and sharrie.n during the 5 o'clock hour. >> always a few issues to deal with. thank you my friend. >>> let's step outside and give you something to smile about tonight. the ben franklin bridge and sunset. have you noticed by the way the sun is setting a little bit later and later each day. >> it is beautiful out there but meteorologist adam joseph he's coming up with that exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast and there is talk of some snow. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> all right, meteorologist adam joseph standing by with an accuweather forecast that includes. >> right. >> we're calling them the first flakes of 2016. >> snow showers to go through here. found happen at some point during the winter. some could say this could be the snowless winter but not going to be the case. >> all right. >> as we get in the next 24 hours. yesterday though we had that record warmth and those rain showers came through with some hail and even rainbows. got a lot of photos yesterday on facebook and twitter. this sent in by nick from

sharrie. >> all right, a busy afternoon there. gray, thank you. >>> now from our delaware news room. a mon was found dead inside a new castle home. who he is are trying to solve the mystery of what happened. they spent the day at a house in the mallard point development. that's where they found the man's body around 10 o'clock last night. they say this was not random and they are currently looking for a suspect. trish hartman will have a live report on this investigation coming up at 5 o'clock. >> an accident involving a gloucester township school bus sent 15 people to hospitals today. police say the bus was slowing down with its yellow lights activated when it was rear-ended by a car. it happened this morning as the bus was transporting students to anne mullen middle school. 12 of the students along with the driver of the other car and two children in that car were all treated for minor injuries. >>> a mattress in the road caused a crash today on 495 in delaware. it happened about 2 o'clock this afternoon in claymont. four cars c

sharrie williams is joining us.ion news is the latest on the search for the driver that hit the man in hunting park. >> "action news" reporter trish hartman spoke to a witness who found the victim and called 911. she joins us live now at the scene at the fifth street and hunting park avenue with the very latest on the story. trish. >> reporter: well, sharrie, folks who know the victim say he was on his way home from his job. police have been working this case all day and still no leads in this hit and run that left a man in critical condition. a philadelphia police officer patrolled the area of fifth street and hunting park avenue looking for anything that might help detectives figure out what happened at the intersection around 3 a.m. >> got some marks on his head. i pulled him into the sidewalk so he won't get hit by a car and i waited for the police. >> reporter: george said he was running outer for cigarettes when he saw the 45-year-old man in the street badly injured. he says he called 911 and stayed with the v

hey, walter. >> reporter: hey, sharrie. you know, over the past two years the ski resorts across this region many of them set records for how early they opened but here we are in the beginning of january and the snow guns are running around the clock here at blue mountain. hopefully they'll open for the first time this season later this week. they lost a lot of time and a lot of mon to the war money to m weather. if you want to ski or snowboard today then jack frost is pretty much your only option in our region. jack frost and big boulder are the first resorts to open up this season albeit on a limited basis. >> the last couple of days we've been pounding snow out. we have seven trails opened today. we're spinning five lifts and i have three more to push off so by wednesday i'll be at 50 percent opened. >> reporter: as you can see seven trails is enough to attract the crowds. many of these snow lovers are college kids trying to get in as much mountain time as possible before going back to school. >> it's definitely been som

hi, walter. >> reporter: hey, sharrie.now, sometimes a picture tells a much better story than we ever could. this is a perfect example. take a look at south third street in allentown, one of the many smaller roads in the queen city that road crews have simply not got the 1 gottet all. city officials say it will take a few more days until things return to relative normal. the mayor of allentown says he has every piece of snow removing equipment running around the clock across the city and he could still use some more. >> i'm going ask if there's any contractors out there that want to work with the city and either lease us some equipment or donate some equipment for the snow removal operations. we need front loaders and we need dump trucks. >> reporter: it's been two days since allentown was on the receiving end of the biggest one day snow event in the city's histories and removing those 31-inches of snow is going to take time. the snow on some roads like south third street remain untouched t robert colon says it took him al

nora. >> reporter: hi there sharrie. emergency management officials are expecting flooding that could rival sandy and so they instead of asking people to leave, they are now ordering them to evacuate. >> one of my sister's house. i have two young children and i worry about the beach floods down in that area over there, worry about getting out. >> reporter: michael irwin is among those evacuating from the bayshore area of barnegat where police are going door to door after issuing a mandatory evacuation order this afternoon for a very specific area. between the municipal bathing beach and the east bay avenue bridge which is now under construction. >> we're looking at a potential 4-foot storm surge here and sandy was about four and half foot storm surge so it's a significant amount of water that obviously gives us cause for concern. >> reporter: because of bridge construction there's only one way in and out of the neighborhood, bayshore drive and police say that will be impassable. before the order became mandatory resident

john. >> reporter: hi, well, that heavy equipment has done its job sharrie.is no longer a shell. it is just rubble. investigators spent the afternoon sorting through that rubble searching for the point of origin of the fire and a possible cause. the first indication of trouble came as a signal from the hillcrest tavern's alarm system about 5:00 a.m. arriving firefighters found heavy fire. strong winds fanned the flames. a third alarm was struck. last night's cold was a problem. >> every time the water hit the ground it just -- instantly it's ice in this weather. it nearby courthouse was opened so firefighters could be rotated out of the icy conditions. >> they were coming out of the back of the building. even doing exterior operations they were frozen. they were able to get inside get their vitals rehabbed and back to work u with the fire extinguished investigators moved into the charred ruins looking for a cause. part of the tavern dated to the lituate teeth century and was a stop on the trenton to cape may stage route. the contemporary hillcrest was a popul

. >> reporter: sharrie, brian, good evening. police commissioner ross says tonight this could have been a full blown disaster but that was averted by the officer under sudden attack and his quick thinking and maneuvering. bear in mind the police commissioner and the mayor have been at the helm of this city for less than a week. the surveillance footage from 60th and spruce is chilling. how did this cop survive. you see the gunman identified as edward archer charging the patrol car and opening fire eventually getting his hand and side the vehicle. officer jesse hartnett was hit three times in the left arm but managed to get out of the car and wound his assailant in the buttocks as he fled. here's officer hartnett's first radio transmission. >> i've been shot. i'm bleeding heavily. >> the bravery he demonstrated was absolutely remarkable. his will to live undoubtedly saved his life. >> the. >> reporter: the suspect was eventually captured near 60th and dell lance knee. when he got to police headquarters police say he gave a limite

>> reporter: hi sharrie, behind me just a little bit of penndot's 131,000 tons it has on hand to deal with things in this area we call district six, maybe a dozen, dozen and a half trucks it can use in the next 24 to 48 hours, earlier today other trucks were out at work. >> penndot out brining highways, a salt mixture that works in the early going of a snow storm. >> it leaves a salt residue and prevents during bigger events when we have heavier accumulations it keeps the snow from bonding to the roadway. >> that is critical because it reduces the chance of a road icing up. we met john in the penndot control center and the 300 cameras displayed here gives the staff key information all during the storm. they are doing preventative maintenance, for penndot, storms have pluses and minuses, a plus is coming on a weekend and not a weekday. >> we are not dealing with a morning or evening rush hour. >> reporter: but there appears plenty of negatives. this morning penndot was planning on a 24 long storm that might at time dump 1 to 2 inches of snow an hour, plows take two and a half to three

. >> reporter: sharrie, are you right. wait and see sum its up at this point, people are waiting for a roadmap, known as direct removal but instead the special committee tasked with this assignment says the senate should wait for a decision on miss kane's appeal to the supreme court. >> the committee decide tropical disturbance would be inappropriate for the senate to consider this action. >> after months of work it was expected that the senate special committee would say go or no go to remove kathleen kane from office. instead advising them to wait and see to see if the supreme court reinstates the law license. if she is reinstated -- but if it remains it should move on the removal vote of kane. >> we had the concern that the license could be restored before a vote was taken on removal. i think prudence dictates that should be heard first and the supreme court gives us direction on that. >> and the city did not recommend how the senate should vote if there is ever a vote. the go slow and wait for the supreme court applaud

we'll check it again brian and sharrie in the next half hour. >> thank you. still ahead here today find out who will headline the big saturday night concert at this year's musikfest. and iran hands over 10 american sailors to the u.s. and the latest on what happened. >>> and the local filmmaker premiers his latest work at a local school all to inspire students to follow their dreams. >>> iran has released 10 american sailors detained in the perks gulf and they are all said to be okay. they had their hands on their heads when they were detained. when mechanical trouble caused their boats to drift into iranian territory, secretary of state, john kerry, says newly developed ties with iran was key in securing the sailor's release. >> this kind of issue was able to be peacefully and officially resolved and that is the testament of the critical role that diplomacy plays in keeping our country safe. >> kerry says the nuclear deal with iran could take effect as soon as this weekend gl to the markets now a look at how the u.s. markets closed today, arrows down across

we'll check it again sharrie and rick in the next half hour. >> right now we have breaking news to bring you. matt pellman just hit on it a moment ago, we are told that a firefighter is hurt battling a fire in lower moreland township, live on the scene of the 400 block of welsh road and that road at this point has been closed. we are not sure how badly this firefighter he or she is injured. we'll keep following the story and bring you more details as we get them. >>> still ahead on "action news" at 4:00, another wild day on wall street, we have the closing numbers and explain what spooked investors this time. >> and news on the water crisis in flint, michigan, as pressure mounts for the governor to resign, the player goes to the white house for help. >>> and the state could be planning to take over atlantic city, and what city leaders want to do to stop that from happening. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ with the card most accepted by top doctors and specialists, you have the strength to drive forward. independence blue cross. live fearless. >>> developing now it was a rough roller coaster day

. >> reporter: hi sharrie, folks here at the true value, say that those of us are paying attention to what could happen at the end of the week to battle snow if it indeed arrives. as for the professionals they are ready. at h&m in plymouth meeting are keeping an eye on the weather, making sure all of thursday snow gear is ready to roll. >> we start the trucks every morning, you make sure everything is prepared and then an alternator will go and that has to be addressed right away. >> reporter: it's a quiet winter so far, no plowing, this time last year there were nine plowable events, this season penndot used 1500 to 2,000 tons of salt. >> this year at this time we used 24,000 tons and mid-january of 2014, we used 75,000 tons of salt at this time. >> create a difference nk quite a difference into mid-january. >> now computer models show that it could come and people are stirring, picking up snow blowers from the repair shop to picking up snow melt. >> the kids are excited so i'm preparing for them. >> best to be prepared? >> yes. >> well, i don't know at this point all we can do is wa

sharrie williams is off today. big story on "action news is the effort to track down little jayliel vega in allentown. trish hat man live with the latest. both police and volunteers are involved in this search. >> reporter: that's right, brian and those officers and volunteers are still out looking right now looking for five-year-old jayliel vague bat. the boy is autistic. he was last seen running in this neighborhood near the corner of east -- excuse me of south and aubrey streets. this is where people have been gathering all day to help and this is where the command post has been set up. now allentown police department has been searching since the call came in around 11 o'clock. neighborhood volunteers and family members have been searching too. a philadelphia police helicopter was brought in to help search the nearby lehigh river. search dogs and even a drone was used to help look for the boy. police have been asking folks who live around here to check their properties, porches, yards, sheds any potential hiding

brian and sharrie back to you. >> lets see what the next move will be. time for a check of the accuweather forecast. >> chilly out there, and a beautiful day all blue skypes, meteorologist, adam joseph standing by. >> a quick turn around in the last 24 hours, yesterday it was freezing out here and today very tolerable. as we look at the present number with the southerly winds, we are at 47 degrees, washington 52 and richmond 56 and it's north of pennsylvania, and binghamton and 42 is the present number, we are 19 degrees warmer than this time yesterday in philadelphia and 16 degrees warmer in pittsburgh and 30 degrees warmer in west virginia, there is a storm developing near houston grabbing moisture out of the gulf of mexico and this will be our friday night date in the form of heavy rain. as we look ahead in the accuweather forecast to the 50s we go for the next couple of days, the friday night soaking, and then more arctic air coming in we'll chat about how much rain to expect and how cold it will get, as cold as the last round coming up in the accuwe

. >> reporter: sharrie that someone specific is the victim's daughter-in-law who disappeared the day of the murders. police are not calling her a suspect but they want to find her and see what she knows about what went on inside of this house. >> it's shocking. oh my gosh i saw that coming -- >> residents like don mcdonough is trying to make exception of the bludgeoning of one of their neighbors. she was killed with blunt force trauma to the head and her body was found in her home on mozart court in east windsor. >> it's sad and i know they are nice people and a great family, it's really a terrible tragedy it's just shocking and upsetting. >> reporter: police are now looking for the victim's daughter-in-law, who lifbed in the house and disappeared on tuesday, it's believed she is driving a 2000 nissan quest minivan with tags jyy 16 p. >> if she is really the one who did this, because we did not see if it's really true or not. but it's scary. no matter who it is. if they are still out there it's scary. >> sources say she suffered from mental health issues but maybes that knew her casu

we'll check sharrie in the next half hour. >> very good thanks very much. you mentioned money road a lot of people hoping to move there today as they map out their dreams and buy tickets for the half billion dollar power ball drawing. >> and a family found homeless in a park donations poured in to help out, the group that put a roof on their heads say this story does not have a happy ending. >>> and a grocery store recall affecting wegmans in our area. we'll have the details. i'm caridee. i've had moderate to severe plaque psoriasis most of my life. but that hasn't stopped me from modeling. my doctor told me about stelara® it helps keep my skin clearer. with only 4 doses a year after 2 starter doses... ...stelara® helps me be in season. stelara® may lower your ability to fight infections and increase your risk of infections. some serious infections require hospitalization. before starting stelara® your doctor should test for tuberculosis. stelara® may increase your risk of cancer. always tell your doctor if you have any sign of infection, have had cancer, o

he requested a reversal --ohio senator's sharrie, brown helped him getting his discharge by coresponding a bill and helping veterans. >>> a chapel little girl decided to help the four legged officer way past her goal. earlier this month that she attempted to raise money for blet proof vest bullet proof vests by selling lemonade. >> on a dreary winter day, a bright spot shines on in pasco county. >> she raised $2500 selling lemonade to purchase vests for these guys. >> today, she got a first look of what her hard work is buying. >> thanks to sofia, the community of one lemonade stand after another. these great pups are safer >> you can hang it up in your room. >> okay. company surprised sofia by donating another $2400 to her cost, enough for another vest. >> the biggest lesson that she taught my wife and i that you cannot have a limit on your imagination. >> no matter how many times she has to say, lemonade, come get your lemonade. in pasco county, abc angst news. >>> what a cutie. all right, as far as beach weathergoes, well, so much better today than what it has been the last few days.

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, sharrie williams and brian taff. >> helloin. "action news" continues with the iphone trick so many of us are waiting for how you can finally make the seemingly default apps disappear. >> can you spot what is wrong with this star wars themed monopoly game. thousands of twitter users can and they are not happy with what is missing. >>> and health goals we'll break down the expert rankings. >>> but first what a difference a week can make, a bit gloomy and wet but warm enough last week for light jackets and this is what the world looks like today. those that braved the arctic air were forced to wear coats and hats and gloves and anything else they could fine. >> the delaware valley is being hit hard right now, the deep freeze should soon thaw. lets get to adam joseph with an update and he says the cold won't last all that long right adam? >> this is a tease for winter weather lovers, it's pretty harsh for the first go at this winter season, it's going as quickly as it moved in lots of sunshine and there you can see the river rink

. >> reporter: hey sharrie, as adam mentioned. a nice shot of snow came through here an hour ago and nothing really stuck and the clouds broke up and the sun is out in this allentown region, but right now old man winter is still dragging his feet. the winter season arrived weeks ago but it's putting off its appearance. the folks at allbright hardware say their decisions have been dictated by el niÑo. >> with this mild weather we are able to sell other items other than the snow items, it's a positive thing. >> it's a positive thing for penndot, like many of us they are preparing for the worst and hoping for the best, approaching the middle of january, the snow packed piles so far in our region. so penndot is ready, the rest of the us not so much. >> was going to buy a snow blower but i haven't. >> you are holding out for now. >> my neighbor hooz one and he will help me. >> russ says by now and he his wife are usually in florida. >> i didn't go because i have some health issues. >> when the snow begins to fly penndot has something n

. >>> "action news" continue with meteorologist, adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, sharrie williams andn taff. >> it's 4:30 and "action news" continues with a bill involving the bedroom, who wants lawmakers to report relations as lobbyist as gifts. >> plus one super model and one super bowl champ, the chef that whips up food for tom and giselle is sharing recipes and spoiler alert it's not all that exciting. we'll explain. >> and how to you say controversial in japanese, the commercial for this new translator is not clever just creepy. >> we begin in camden county, where a church is wondering why it's become a target. someone desecrated the sanctuary leaving thousands of dollars in damage behind. we turn to sara bloomquist live in lyndonwald with more on this story. >> parishioners here at saint lawrence church are absolutely sick over there. yesterday morning some of them walked into the church and vandalized the place tipping over things on the alter and throwing things through the stained glass windows. parishioners want to no why someone did it and police want to know who did it. pa

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, sharrie williams and brian taff. >> helloin it's 4:30 and "action news" continues with charges filed against a driver in a canal crash. >>> and a suspect targeted a verizon store in broad daylight. >> and a lizard becomes a class pet coming up we'll talk about how the originally unwanted critter became the class mascot. >>> today police officers went door-to-door in camden helping them dig out. vernon odom joins us live on what has become a long process. >> reporter: rick this is the second winter the second year for operation guardian, to build better relations with the folks here in the city. camden police patrolled the east side cramer hill section looking for trouble not the criminal kind but folks with problems post blizzard fallout. example, shoveling out the drivers getting stuck on side streets hours after the storm ended. >> kathleen has lived in this neighborhood for 56 years, she has never seen the camden police in this role during all of those winters. >> the first time i have seen it was yesterday. what is that?

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