from south philadelphia to mayfair, people are anxious.block of erdrick in mayfair neighbors fought with one another over residents digging out and saving spots with chairs and recycling bins. >> why are neighbors fighting with each other. >> because a few people were able to get their cars out and made a little space and they weren't considerate of others to move their cars so that others could pull their car out. >> reporter: across the city crews have worked nonstop to clear roadways. many philadelphians are applauding the city's response. the mayor telling people plows are getting to them if they haven't already. in the suburbs there are similar stories. this apartment parking lot in devon still has not been cleared. customers at shopping centers like this plaza in audubon have to navigate huge mounds of snow. and in phoenixville on reed street, it's still a mess. half the block parks their vehicles here. heidi kohler hasn't been out since the storm. >> we need to go to work. we need to get milk. [laughter] >>> simple things like that

for now reporting live in south philadelphia, annie mccormick, channel6 "action news." >> thanks annie. >>> a row of porch roofs collapsed under the weight of the snow in philadelphia's parkside section. this is new video from the 4200 block of leady avenue. firefighters have secured the site. no injuries were reported. >>> and new video just into "action news." a fire broke out damaging a building in south philadelphia this morning. the flames started just after 4:00 a.m. at the structure at 20th and bainbridge streets. heavy smoke was coming from the first floor of the corner commercial business with apartments above. everyone was able to get out and there are no reports of injuries. >> governor chris christie is in a war of words over his response to this weekend's flooding at the jersey shore. "action news" reporter katherine scott has the full story for us live if the satellite center. good morning, katherine. >> good morning, erin. and this all started with a question at a town hall meeting in new hampshire. a student there who says she has friends in new jersey asked the governo

live in south philadelphia, channel 6 "action news." >>> annie mccormick is up in the lehigh valley in south white hall, lehigh county, the lehigh county broke a record with allentown getting 17 inches of snow. annie is not far from the area where they hit the jackpot. >> reporter: hey guys how awesome is this. it's overwhelming when you come into the allentown area. we're in the shopping center that has been plowed in the last hour. when you come into the allentown area, you'll filed that some of the shopping centers are plowed. there are a few stores that are open. turkey hill is open. i want to give you an idea of what it's looks like getting up here. if you need to leave allentown or head into the city. we hit 76 around the city area it was fine. it was when we hit the northeast extension we were having problems. there are pieces that are icy heading up to quakertown and closer to the allentown area. lehigh valley airport said it was around 30 inches of snow that they got up here. when you drive in here, you get it, because all you see is snow around the area. i want to walk throug

for now reporting live in south philadelphia, annie mccormick, channel6 "action news." and erin. >> thanks so much annie. >>> seventh and popular in north philadelphia is mostly clear but somewhat icy. so what makes this so surprising and worthy of attention? well, yesterday afternoon it looked like this, an enormous snow mountain that blocked off the entire intersection baffling neighbors and drivers, even city officials told "action news" they did not know who dumped the snow there. but then last night just as mysteriously someone moved mountains to clean it up. the philadelphia streets department has not yet returned our call to find out if it deserves the credit. >> new jersey governor chris christie is defending his decision to return to the presidential campaign trail one day after the east coast blizzard. some believe he is down playing the damage from the storm particular technological along the jersey shore. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live in the satellite center with the full story. katherine. >> reporter: matt, this came to ahead last night at

camden looks a lot like parts of south philadelphia. check this out. chopper three over the city this morning. some of those streets still completely covered, cars, just submerged in the snow. that long dig out continues today in camden. at least the sun is out, little warmer than it has been, so should help with the clean up. checking in with katie fehlinger, what's interesting, certain communities saw more flooding than sandy, other less? >> exactly there is really at least for couple every communities ended up being really major event. in terms of the coastal flooding specifically, i want to gave you a couple of specific details in terms of how strong that high tide was, so that's where we'll turn our focus first, take you on outside. so let's go on out to the graphics, we will take a look at couple of choice locations, stone harbor got slammed saturday morning, tide came in at ten and a half plus feet the records from saint 9.3 so well exceed philadelphia, there cape may, similar, where over 9 feet on the past saturday morning exceeds from saints 7

south philadelphia. as ovulate last night, they still hadn't seen a plow. plenty of cars there are buried under inches of snow. >> are we concerned about south philadelphia? are they going to be okay? in just a few, what? we will take to you allentown, man did they get a lot of snow. record breaking snow in allentown. we're live there. >>> it is a different story down the shore a storm surge flooding coastal community, cities and towns up and down the coast will be drying out for a while. a lot of people are dealing with damage. >> look at that erosion there good day, everybody it is january 25th, 2016. man, we have had a snow day, big time today. >> wow. >> we sure do. >> the kids are excited to come to your house today. >> i'm making them pancakes and french toast. >> everybody at mike's house. >> i'm excited. clean this thing up. >> we will have a decent day for clean up. it is going to be sunshine and we will inch above freezing. we will have a little bit of melting. it is seven out of ten. bus stop

take a welcome at a video that was shot in south philadelphia.people have begun to dig out their cars. the streets still not passable in many neighborhoods across the city. trash pickup has been suspended in order to aid in the snow removal efforts here in the city, again, south philadelphia, one of many places in philadelphia where you have some streets that are clear like south street here, one language going down it so people can drive on south street. just off south street, take a lack again at 9th street. a van right in the middle. lots of snow. also, if you are moving your cars, the city is asking you stay clear of corners. when the plows come through, they need to have a clear path. snow storage, a bit of a problem, too. we've seen trucks heading out of the city, going to placesen known until warmer temperatures arrive. >>> the philadelphia parking authority will not enforce meter and kiosk parking voolgs. the ppal will still ticket you for safety violations, including parking in front of fire hydrants, handicap zones and double parking. >

i'm cherri gregg, in south philadelphia.inds out how your neighborhood is dealing with all of this white stuff. >> so much. >> lots of news to look forward to this morning. good morning, i'm rahel solomon. >> i'm erika von tiehl. the snow, at least not falling any more, but oh, so much to clean up. right now we're hoping it moment sometime soon. we want to check in with justin in the weather center. what a storm. >> top four. >> winter came all at once. >> it did. >> it can go away now. >> typical, el nino systems, pretty much large like 2010, that winter we three big once. >> yes. >> back in the sunshine today, clean up, big dig out. hopefully get melting down, slow process, get the melting during the day, but so cold at night. a lot of refreezing going on this week. no big storms to talk about this week, that's great news. temperatures, each day, actually get little warmer, talk about some 40's, coming up as well. here is the latest on storm scan3, that snow moving off shore, so everybody's now dry, the snow has ended, clo

for now reporting live in south philadelphia, annie mccormick, channel6 "action news." >> thanks, annie> now here is where some of the snow is going when crews remove it from the street. the city of philadelphia is dumping tons of it in a parking lot at broad street and washington avenue. front end loaders fill dump trucks which then haul eight weigh. chopper6 flew over the lost yesterday to give you a sense of just how much snow there is. and there is a lot. >> sure s the snow removal process is slow going in the lehigh valley. allentown schools will remain closed today. lehigh and northampton transportation officials will decide this morning if they will resume service. officials say they've poured every single piece of snow removal equipment onto the city streets. >> each single piece of equipment that we had in the city of allentown that could pick up a piece of snow was on the street picking up a piece of snow. >> the city has hired private contractors and requested more equipment from the state. residents can park their cars for free at the community deck at sixth and walnut stree

reporting live in south philadelphia, denise nakano, nbc 10 news. >> all right f. you live in philadelphia, all public and schools of the archdiocese will be closed for a second day tomorrow. trash and recycling collection are set to resume tomorrow. the philadelphia parking authority will not be enforcing meter and kiosk violations until wednesday. and they'll continue offering reduced rates at special parking garages until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. as denise said, the city expects all streets to be passable by the end of the day wednesday. >>> well, people at the jersey shore clean up from flooding caused by the storm. new jersey governor and republican presidential candidate chris christie is campaigning in new hampshire. and when a student asked why he wasn't in his home state helping out, christie took exception to that question. >> i don't know what you expect me to do. 0 go down there with a map? the fact is that we had all the roads cleared. we had new jersey transit back up and for the people who did sustain some flooding, we had folks on the ground to evacuate t

two bandits entered miss jessie's stop and shop this morning in south philadelphia. one of them came out under arrest, the other came outer out dead. chad pradellchad pradelli has t. the body of a dead armed robbery suspect was load need a medical examiner vehicle. around 8:32 suspects entered the corner store and announce add robbery. >> there was some type of struggle over a firearm at that point in time one of the male suspects was shot and killed. the other suspect was apprehended by police. >> reporter: investigators plan to tow away this vehicle and try and see if it was a possible getaway car. and detectives say two guns were recovered inside the store. >> still trying to determine who those firearms actually belong to. >> you just can't can come in enable many people neighborhoods and think you going to stick them up and take something. not in this one. >> reporter: louise hannibal has lived here for 70 plus years. he described the store owner as a good guy who recently turned the corner property into a store. >> his wife and all them was born and raised in t

live in south philadelphia this morning, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >> thanks, matt. well, you've had a few days to get your car dug out of all that snow, and today the fill dell pa pa -- philadelphia parking authority will start giving out tickets and resume normal booting and towing operations. in wilmington the cancellation forced for recycling collection this week. the sanitation is helping with plowing and snowing removal. normal trash collection resumes tomorrow for residents east of i-95. and residents west of i-95 will have trash picked up on friday. >>> we'll expect to see more melting today as temperatures are once again above the freezing point. here's a live look now at boathouse row in philadelphia. nbc 10 first alert meteorologist bill henley is here with a look at what to expect for the rest of the day. >> lauren, they were above freezing all night. we saw melting conditions through the night. and now the rain is gone. just a few scattered clouds are left. the temperature though is going nowhere, everyone though we'll see more and more sunshine today, th

this is again is south philadelphia. through, fifth street and sixth street even on south street those kind of area if you live down here, and i have to be quiet because i am in someone's neighborhood at 5:00 in the morning. if you live in those areas you have to really look for one of these half streets where there is a lot of parking but look right here sidewalks, plenty of salt, there are some problems, we have got problems in south philadelphia. we have heard of them. we will try to find some. feel free to tweet us. if is there a street you want us to check out we will go there but for now i'm jen fredrick back to you in the studioy love your boots. you are prepared, girl friend. >> i know. >> looking good. >> much like here, many parts of the east coast now digging themselves out from record snowfall. some new york are weren't expecting to get so much snow in parts of the region getting more than 2 feet. washington d.c. saw a good amount of accumulation but it didn't live up to expectation was lower snow totals then

after the spring band south philadelphia strummed their way to the top. it was no surprise that the clubhouse for the south philadelphia string band was rocking last night as the action cam arrived. they had plenty to celebrate, not only were they victorious, it was their first win in 41 years. congratulations to them. >> much more to come on saturday morning. a back yard rink of dreams a man built in tribute to his daughter is in jeopardy. >>> plus old man winter has arrived in parts of the midwest. that means works for some in order for football to kickoff on time. >> reporter: it's a colder day, wait until you see the numbers by next week, by far coldest numbers since february. details coming up right after this. >> packers put a call out for volunteers to clean off the seats for lambeau field. the team provided the shovels anne paid ten dollars an hour. only ten dollars an hour. the fans atmosphere lambeau, i think they like shoveling the snow. >> being at lambeau that's like paradise to them. >> reporter: i agree, ten dollars an hour, you need to giv

a lot of social media traffic tonight on our sites talking about northeast philly, west philadelphia, southphiladelphia, even fairmount still haven't seen a plow on some of those streets. hopefully they'll get there by tomorrow morning. lucy? >> man, i know that feeling, dave. i'm digging out myself. septa working toward getting back to full service but it's going to take a little time. skyfox caught crews stealing tracks in norristown. septa officials say be prepared for slow start if you're hospitalling on board in the morning it's doing what it can to make sure the next few days run as smoothly as possible after suspend maggiore are the of its service over the weekend officials say some trains still have to get a once over after standing still for the past few days. so operators well they're heading in early. if you're taking the bus, officials say just like the tracks, streets have to be cleared only 35% of bus lines are running right now. >>> road conditions and parked cars and other vehicles that are in the way are the problems that are out there for our fleet. we are working cooperat

skyfox over broad and washington in south philadelphia as crews are piling up the snow there before itas loaded into melting machines. public transportation is back up and running but public and arch diocesan schools will be closed tomorrow. too many streets are still snow covered. so if you live on one of those streets the mayor says help is on the way. >> we do appreciate your patience. we're getting to your streets. we have to take care of the big ones first to get everything rolling. and then that affects the most number of people but we haven't forgotten you and we are coming or already there. >> the city says you can call 311 if you got unplowed street. mayor kenney says every through street will be cleared by the end of the day on wednesday. >>> for local dependent ensteep to get around getting back to normal routine will be tricky because septa is not back in full operation yet. all the snow left on the tracks and city and suburban roads shawnette wilson live at warminster station with more on that tonight. shawnette. >> reporter: iain, it is slow going as you can imagine but t

that is the story we're seeing all over south philadelphia. that's the very latest. porting live in south philly, deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >> thanks for the update. 4:3 4:33 right now. skyforce 10 was over philadelphia international where crews cleared the snow from the runways. services gradually returning to normal there. flights could be affected by blizzard recovery at the airport in baltimore, washington and elsewhere. as always, if you're flying or you're waiting for an arrival, check with the airline for information about specific flights. >>> now, at least 30 people have died as a result of the massive snowstorm that pounded the east coast. the deaths happened in car accidents, carbon monoxide poisoning and heart attacks from shoveling. one of those shoveling deaths wa in allentown and in muhlenberg township, a man died after a passing snowplow trapped him in his running çcar. >>> plresidents started heading out to look around last night after being unable to leave their homes for most of the weekend. >> i was stuck inside for two days in a row. finally g

let's take a look in south philadelphia. this is i-95 past broad street. construction just cleared. all lanes opened. as you're headed towards the walt whitman bridge you see that northbound traffic moving fine. no problems between the airport and center city. on the vine street expressway all lanes opened. no overnight construction once again. so westbound, eastbound moving just fine. it's okay to take the vine this morning but the crews are out there working in camden county, new jersey, on the ramp from 295 southbound to 42 northbound as well as 295 southbound between 168 and 42. so, the construction there is moving better but we did have an accident this morning on the new jersey turnpike northbound just past exit three and it has since cleared. all lanes back opened. we see the green traffic flow through that areas. 42 northbound at creek road an easy ride in so far and we're dry matt and tam. >> thank you karen. >>> first up this morning, breaking right now flames engulfed a cass snell chadds ford. fire crews from three counties are on that scene try

. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight, a south philadelphia restaurant is the target of vandaled for the third time in two months. and the pope's fiat arrives at the philadelphia auto show with a special driver behind the wheel. >> be careful behind the wheel to tonight, temperatures dropping quickly and icing could be a problem. i'll track big changes over the weekend. >>> and jaime apody with eagles scouting news. since 1961, pearle vision has provided the neighborhood with expert eye care. that was dr. stanley pearle's vision and we still proudly carry on his legacy. today, doctors like lisa hamilton perform eye exams that can help detect diabetes. because we care for you... and your eyes. this is genuine eye care, in your neighborhood. this is pearle vision. >>> police in south philadelphia are trying to track down the individual or group of individuals that painted despicable graffiti on the window of a bar. >> for the second time in two months this is what lou found on the window, racist graffiti aimed at african-americans specifically. >> lou's mother says his father bought th

south philadelphia down to 8.it is frozen solid even with the higher numbers, they're still cold enough to see icy conditions this morning. the shoulders of some of those roads are iffy. during the day, 8:00, still frozen. through the morning commute, the temperatures will be below freezing. we'll get filtered sunshine, scattered clouds, enough sunshine for a pretty good warmup.ç 29 by this afternoon. by 2:00, it will be 35 degrees and it will still be climbing. we're in for melting this afternoon. i'll go through the temperatures neighborhood by neighborhood, show you what to expect later this afternoon. jessica boyington is on the lookout for those icy spots this morning. >> icy spots out there, too, as well, bill. again, more focusing on the secondary roads. not as much of the majors and also the off ramps for those majors. we do have a few accidents to talk about, a few problems, one out in ebb harbor township on the garden state parkway. southbound around the white house pike, exit 40. no huge delay or backu

the evening hour, though that's when the light snow starts to move into delaware south jersey and inching towards philadelphia at 10:00. light snow to begin with. the potential for heavy snowfall overnight into saturday morning and during the day on saturday. we want to watch for, the rain. across delaware and south jersey. where the snow and the rain meet, we see a mix. >> that could limit snow totals if some areas. but even with that moving inland, we are in for lots of snow. 14-plus inches for portions of maryland into northern delaware, south jersey, southeastern pennsylvania. philadelphia, trenton. the northern western suburbs, into new jersey, ten-plus inches. the lehigh valley. it will be a sharp falloff. the further north and west you go, the less snow you have. at the shore, two inches of snow. then rain and wind and coastal flooding will be a problem. that's saturday. today mostly sunny and completely dry. today will be a fights day for going to the sourmt buying eggs and all the usual stuff. you can do it tomorrow. it's tomorrow night that sees the snow starting to move in. heavy snow is a weren't

trish hartman is south philadelphia, annie mccormick and in south white hall and nora muchanic in oceany. but first we head to chris sowers at the big board. >> reporter: it doesn't usually happen this way. we get a snowstorm we see five, six, 7 seven inches of snow. 9 blizzard of 96 produced 36 inches of snow. this ranks 4th of all type of. 22.4 inches. some areas picked up close to 30. allentown received more than 31. collegeville, 26. hugo, 18.5. runnymede, 14, greeneville, a little more than a foot of snow. the storm continues to pull away it's a good 200 miles out to sea. it's sitting here, with the counter clockwise winds continuing to wrap around the shore, we have an offshore breeze. we are expecting flooding with the this morning's high tide, but the winds are in the opposite direction so we're not piling the water on. the flooding should not be all that balanced. temperatures will moderate during the course of the week. we will not see a huge warm up, we'll not see a lot of flooding with the melting. cape may harbor, during sandy we saw 8.6-foot high tide in cape may harbor. w

for now, we're live in south philadelphia, keith jones. >>> new at 11, security issues. the fbi and homeland security department say there are concerns recent vandalism in california could be a part of a complex plot against the super bowl. in more than a dozen incidents, fiberoptic cable was severed all within 50 miles of levi stadium and santa clara, it's one of several risks in an internal memo and potential drones and attacks in crowded spaces just outside the stadium. >>> topping our decision 2016 coverage now the republican national committee is ending its debate partnership with nbc. the rnc announced it will move forward without nbc's participation or partnership for the republican debate in february in houston, texas. in stead, it has awarded that debate to cnn. you might remember the rnc previously suspended it because of the handling of the third gop debate in october. a new nbc "wall street journal" poll finds the contentious republican primary taking a poll on the party's image. 42% have said the primary made them feel less favorable about the gop compared t

brine on the schuylkill expressway and the crush was on this afternoon at the home depot in south philadelphia, nothing was selling more than ice melting rock salt, "action news" reporter, john rawlins is at the penndot yard and dann cuellar is outside of city hall and nora muchanic is outside of ocean city where they are worried about coastal flooding, of the but first latest from accuweather with cecily tynan and adam joseph. >> the storm is starting to define itself, it's going be a powerful storm and can you see why, double scan live radar remember yesterday it barely showed anything out west and this storm system now is creating severe weather, tornado watches across the gulf coast in january, that shows just how strong it is becoming and what that low pressure will do, skirt right up from the south and become the nor'easter and that is when it gathers more energy and that is when it taps into moisture from the atlantic and there is a lot of it on the way, in addition to all that moisture we are dealing with high winds and we have a blizzard watch posted for the bulk of our area, the penn

in the meantime, sara bloomquist is live in south philadelphia tonight with more on how city residents are getting ready. sara? >> here in south philadelphia, residents are getting ready going to supermarkets and people are out and about gathering up all the essentials, here in south philadelphia, people live on the tiny side streets and they are preparing to simply stay home. >> the acme supermarket is a bustling place in south philadelphia, as people pick up the essentials for the days ahead. >> i got a lot of bacon. >> almond milk, hot chocolate. >> that is good for a snow storm. >> oh god yeah. >> others made sure to stop at the wine and spirits store for something else to get them through the store. >> i already hit the grocery store but honestly when being truthful, the most important thing is wine and whiskey. >> and the snow piles up and you need to call us from your cell phone -- ♪ ♪ late night when you see that cone. >> police put out a catchy warning on twitter, a parody of the rapper drake's song, warning residents not to use cones to save the parking spot they shoveled out

that will live in south philadelphia, cherri gregg, "kyw news radio" for cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> i'm sure a lot of kids out there hoping they don't do their jobs so they can stay home from school. >> snow day! >> exactly. >> cherry, thanks so much. >> well the storm has affected really so widespread. coming up how many the snow impact the travel on the pennsylvania turnpike and caused problems for a temple gym that is innings team. details on that when we come back. ♪ soul on fire, best you learn ♪ can't get higher ♪ ♪ till it burns ♪ man on fire ♪ sole survivor, yeah ow! ♪ get up! probst: medical, medical! woman: god, it just hurts so bad. probst: we're right here with you, all right? woman: oh, my god. all right, we're going to have an evacuation! call for the chopper! ♪ oh ♪ man on fire ♪ sole survivor, yeah. if you misplace your you can use freeze it to prevent new purchases on your account in seconds. and once you find it, you can switch it right on again. ♪ you're back! freeze it, only from discover. get it at discover.com. no place has more world class culture. is my home.

katy zachry is live in south philadelphia. let's get things started with meteorologist bill henley. >> vai, it's all about timing. the cold is here, the snow is not. a little bit of a breeze blowing this morning. and the temperature is much lower than yesterday morning. we're in the teens and 20s. 22 degrees in philadelphia. 19 in trenton, 2 sticks in wilmington. the temperatures have started to warm up even though the sun is not up for another hour and 20 minutes. we will see a temperature warm-up before anything falls from the sky. radar with just a few clouds moving in, shows the nearest wet weather is in central and western pennsylvania. that's when steadier snow is the falling now. but that's a possibility for parts of our area during the day today. this morning, however, it stays dry. and look at the temperature climb. from 28 degrees at 8:00 this morning, to 40 at 11 and at 2:00 this afternoon cloudy skies, winds out of the south-southwest at 20 miles an hour, that's the warm air rushing into the region, 44 degrees at 2

nbc 10 was in south philadelphia today as crews were loading trucks with salt. salt supply no problem right now because it's been such a mild winter. again, snow emergency will be in effect in philadelphia starting at 9:00 tonight. that means all parked cars have to be moved off snow emergency routes or face towing. >> and i know it can get frustrating during these storms, but it all comes into perspective when you think about the workers working through these conditions and often putting themselves in harm's way so we can stay home warm with our families. >> because of the snow emergency you can park at philadelphia parking authority garages for just $5 starting at 5:00 this afternoon. peco crews working to prevent power outages and stay ahead of this storm before it gets here. nbc 10 was in delaware county this afternoon. crews right there trimming the trees that look like they could come down on power lines under the weight of heavy snow. starting tonight, 2,400 peco employees are on standby. after that, 500 contractors will be stationed across the area ready

chad pradelli in south philadelphia. gray hall in havertown and jeff chirico in atlantic city but first let's go to meteorologist cecily tynan and adam joseph with the latest information from accuweather. cecily is live at the big board. >> and jim, new developments today. we have upped our totals because the storm system for one is moving faster, it's encountering colder air making a bit of a jog to the northwest. double scan live showing it's not snowing in philadelphia yet but it is getting really close. wilmington through atlantic city actually already coating the ground in cape may and kent county. i'm seeing moderate snow developing in parts of lancaster and chester county and this is just the beginning. wide are view double scan live the beast from the east is starting to form. we've got that low pressure off the carolina coast. that is what will explode, will bomb out and move up the eastern seaboard and that is going to bring us hours and hours of heavy snow and high winds. so, because of that, that blizzard war

"eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan is at a peco facility in south philadelphia with that part of the story. walt, walt, please. >> reporter: yes, the trucks behind me at this south philadelphia facility, trucks at all peco facilities getting prepared along with crews, peco telling me today that the utility is fully ready to face whatever power problems this storm might cause. remember how glad you were to see those hard working crews restoring power to your neighborhood? when the february 2014 storm brought trees and wires crashing down? well, if the the upcoming storm causes any similar problems, peco now promises that you could well see them again. >> we have all available service personnel ready to respond, both in the field and back off in the office. >> reporter: days before the the first flakes fall peco is now on full alert activating all of its resources. >> we have have also secured additional personnel from our sister utility in chicago commonwealth edison. >> reporter: while in one anticipates resembling record 2014 winter mess, peco says it is keeping close watch, not

live in south philadelphia, i'm sarah bloomquist, channel6 "action news." jim. >> sarah, thank you. >>> this afternoon city officials said crews have been working around the clock to clear roadways. 1800 miles of city streets have been plowed. crews have used 10,000 tons of salt. mayor jim kenney says the focus has been on the major roads. kenny urged residents to be patient and to use mass transit. >> plows and trucks moving snow at 4:00 a.m. all night long. today certainly if your street is not plowed yet i understand your frustration. be patient. we're getting there. >> the streets department hopes to have roads cleared by the end of the day on wednesday. trash and recycling service will resume a normal schedule tomorrow. >>> philadelphia students and many others around the region had a snow day. but school employees were hard at work today clearing school grounds. at overbrook high school this morning crews shoveled sidewalks and steps clearing a path for students to return to class but not tomorrow. >>> up and down the jersey shore, floods and erosion

philadelphia. that ties the record high set on this date. dewpoint 57 winds out of the south at 5 miles per hour. the pressure reading is rising from 29.41 inches. allentown a that's had a new record. dover that's a new record, philadelphia we have a record high. millville, 58. atlantic city at the airport. 58. sea isle city, 54. reading, 60 degrees on strong southerly wind 15 to 20 miles per hour. these are sustained, occasionally we get a gust 25 to 30 miles per hour. 21 in dover and 17 in sea isle city. we have a huge area of low pressure spinning when it's wheels arnold pits -- around pittsburgh. a ton of energy aloft. that energy is being transferred to the surface that's why we're seeing the line of showers and thunderstorms developing on the front end of the storm from the west. some areas could see a quick-hitting thunderstorm in the next couple of hours. most of us stay cloudy for the remainder of the afternoon with a few peeks of sunshine, just a damp day, the numbers will crash. 63 in philadelphia. it's down to 36 in charleston, 45 in pittsburgh, look what's going on west of there, it's

delaware and south jersey moving in between seven and 10:00 o'clock. here in philadelphia we will see the flakes beginning to fall between 10:00 o'clock at night and 1:00 o'clock on saturday morning. lehigh valley, it the will take a while between one and 4:00 o'clock saturday morning. it starts as light, fluffy snow but then things change dramatically on saturday, details on that with adam joseph. >> it becomes that heavy wet, almost glue-like snow during the day saturday. that is when we will get brunt of the storm starting at 5:30 in the morning saturday lasting through saturday afternoon where we could see snow rates of one to 3 inches per hour. southern parts of the delaware, new jersey if you see that thunder snow that is when we see two to 3 inches per hour. because of the weight of the snow with the consistency we could see power outages in addition to those very strong wind, aiding in that weight on the trees, limbs and power lines. gusts to 40 to 65 miles an hour. forty close to philadelphia. sixty-five at the the shore. and, during the day on saturday most road

officials tested them out in hunting park, west and south philadelphia and point breeze. drone was able to feedback video from inside a run down building while inspectors were out of harm's way. however, some residents are concerned about the risks drones could pose. >>> they can explode into something really evading our privacy. you know what i mean it it could really get ughly. >> we're not interested in looking into people's windows. >> i do have a privacy issue. but i'd rather know that i'm going to be safe. >> one drone costs about $500. plus the cost of a camera. so far no city departments have agreed to use drones. >>> well tonight we begin an exciting new segment that you are really going to enjoy. >> what are you always wondering about? that's a good question. >> exactly. our nicole brewer will be asking and answering a good question every night and you start things off nicole with question so many of us have asked when we're driving around one certain philadelphia neighborhood. >> yeah. especially in south philly. ukee and jess, you know, tonight's question actu

. >>> our team coverage continues with nbc 10's keith jones live in south philadelphia. >> keith, it is a shock to the system, i'm sure, right? >> reporter: yeah, jim, jackie, it is freezing outside. "hurricane" schwartz hit the nail on the head. look behind me here at the bank sign. it used to say 14 degrees. now it says 13 degrees out here. with this windchill, it feels more like zero and it's not just cold for us. you've heard of man's best friend. these guys are a dog's best friend, officers from the philly animal care and control team. >> right there. >> reporter: tonight they noticed this makeshift doghouse, a blue tarp and cardboard. the owner answers but doesn't speak english. >> chihuahua. >> reporter: a relative translates. >> you don't want to wake up in the morning they be frozen. >> reporter: or worse, it's a warning before they issue a citation. in the worst cases -- >> we refer those calls to the pennsylvania spca for possible cruelty. >> reporter: tara directs these officers who respond at all hours of the night, they look for adequate shelter, the doghouse has to be

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us at penndot salt yard in south philadelphia. crews are getting ready there, good morning. >> reporter: erika, good morning. perhaps you can see crews getting ready as you just said an early start to what will be a long few days ahead of us here. if you have not seen the trucks out already they are brin go ahead of this weekend winter storm. earlier this morning we did see penndot crews pretreating the blue route, that will continue throughout the day and days to come. the penndot and the city streets department says they are brining roadways, thoroughfares and bridges and then once that snow blows in look for the salting to begin. penndot joins nj dot and dell dot crews in storm preps, officials tell us that 48 hour lead time is ideal for brining and sets road crews up for easier time plowing snow. with heavy snowfall expected as much as 10 inches or more in some parts power outages will be a concern. peco officials tell us that they are tracking the the storm system and they are already prepping. >> we're actively monitoring th

officials tested them out in hunting park, west and south philadelphia and point breeze. a drone was able to feedback video from inside a run down building while inspectors were out of harm's way. however, some residents are concerned about the risks drones could pose. >>> they can explode into something really evading our privacy. you know what i mean it it could really get ughly. >> we're not interested in looking into people's windows. >> i do have a privacy issue. but i'd rather know that i'm going to be safe. >> one drone costs about $500. plus the cost of a camera. so far no city departments have agreed to use drones. >>> well tonight we begin an exciting new segment that you are really going to enjoy. >> what are you always wondering about? that's a good question. >> exactly. our nicole brewer will be asking and answering a good question every night and you start things off nicole with question so many of us have asked when we're driving around one certain philadelphia neighborhood. >> yeah. especially in south philly. ukee and jess, you know, tonight's question ac

katy zachry is in south philadelphia, pen dot is getting ready. this will be the first time we've seen salt on the roads, right? >> reporter: it's a cold morning, you realize how cold it is and hearing we're going to get snow makes you feel colder. behind me is the penn dot salt yard. it's not active yet but give it a few hours and you can bet you'll see trucks loading up stalt. the timing on this one is a little tricky because we're told the snow will fall in the afternoon hours and should taper off by the evening. but the evening rush is smack dab in the middle of that. so, you have highway crews and city streets departments that will be treating the roads for the tens of thousands of drivers who will be commuting when this weather does turn and things could get dicey on the roadways. coming up at 4:30 we're going to check with a hardware store in the area and tell you why some of the owners of hardware stores are predicting an even worse snow this winter than years past. katy zachry, "nbc 10 news." >> today camden county father charged with mur

the city is doing the best that they can. >> yes, so that's the problem, in south philadelphia. >> lot of people, lot of cars, no where to put all of the snow when it does get here. so, people pretty much respect the savesies. i know earlier last week, the philadelphia police department said, look, don't do it, but in south philadelphia, when you are dealing with these small street, you are dealing with all of this snow, people are doing it anyway but today there is snow emergency, the sit has asked folks stay inside, so that the cities plows can clear these streets, in time for rush hour tomorrow. live in south philadelphia, cherri gregg, "kyw news radio", for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> respect the savesies down there, very you there. >> the courteous thing to do. somebody dig themselves out, leave there. >> thank you. a lot of passengers planning to fly away from all of this snow, are, instead, stuck here. >> oh, i know. justin finch down at the philadelphia international airport, they're hoping to get things back to normal today. how is it looking right now? >> if you notice, looki

there is still a mountain of snow to move out of south philadelphia, and other areas. >> yes. >> but,this compared to even smaller snowstorms, jim kenney, by the way, jim kenney lives in south philly, so not surprising they've done pretty good job down here, you know? >> jim kenney our mayor. here is another thing: remember mayor michael nutter? remember that i go? >> ya, i know him. >> he was around here for like eight years? on snow days he would come here and sit at our desk, almost every snow day. where is mayor kenney? i thought he was a french our show? -- friends of our show? >> those in south philadelphia said, south philadelphia said, you better not leave until everyone of these streets is taken care of. >> oh, oh? >> because they know his number, i'm sure they know his number. oh, that's steve keeley violation right there, steve keeley violation. >> yes, had to clean off the top of your cars. >> i have stuff to do. you go back to your studio. i have people to yell at around here. >> oh, i have to quickly say, out of three people watching our show who love. >> we have three p

. >>> still ahead here on "action news" it will be one stop shopping for car care in south philadelphia. we will tell you about the new store that can handle everything from a oil change to plans for a road trip. >>> plus a man who decided he could not rely on mother nature to get it right this winter decides to do it on his own, melissa. >>> brian, no snow around here but we are tracking a a good soaking on the way, as you wake up tomorrow morning, how much rain are we expecting? answer coming up with the accu weather forecast. >>> all right. meteorologist melissa magee. it will be warm out there tomorrow but good day to stay inside. >> that is right. read a book, watch a movie, watch the news. >> "action news". >> every day, all day, brian. we will show you storm tracker six live double scan radar, it is cloudy, we are dealing with areas of fog too, visibility down to one or 2 miles in the city, and there is that patchy drizzle before the main batch of moisture moves in overnight tonight, and then into the the first half of the day tomorrow. we will show you outside action cam was out

. >> reporter: he's just a regular guy from south philadelphia. so he's opt forward a more casual inauguration celebration, we'll get to the details in a minute. first, we spoke to philadelphia's next mayor jim kenney on the eve of his inauguration at the academy of music. the ceremony there starts at 10:00 this morning with his swearing in as the 99th mayor. he says he is excited for this day of celebrating but tomorrow, the hard work begins. >> i'm a south philadelphia guy, i grew up side of a firefighter. i mean, i'm not a fancy guy. >> reporter: here is the lineup today. after the mid morning swearing in, mayor kenney and other city officials will walk to city hall, greet constituents on the way. there at city hall they will attend various receptions. mayor kenney will sign executive orders and there is a reception for the school district followed by a block party complete food p we also spoke about his top priorities once he does take office and i'll share some of thinks comments coming up in the next 25 minutes. katy zachry, "nbc 10 news." >>

it is south philadelphia. >> once again we talked about healed. it takes a while. >> kevin: spine buster! >> folding that ladder. in half through that ladder. oh, no! [audience chanting] >> young bucks! >> now the bucks -- that ladder -- >> kevin: take a look at this. oh! >> super kick! >> kevin: perhaps the crushed >> send him up, more bang for the buck. got him. this will be it ... >> cole just pulled the referee>> cole just pulled the referee. just pulled the referee with a quick three count. cole just pulled the referee and nick jackson is in pursuit. >> wait a minute, don't hide by us. don't hide by us. >> super kick! oh, no, kevin kelly! kevin kelly, down! he's out! i am mr. wrestling 3. myself! we are going to have to go to break, when we come back, this philly street fight her >> and we are back super kick. i have been around the world, and this is the crazyand this is the craziest match o'reilly, fish, chasing the dragon. i am losing my masked mind this week [audience chanting "roh"] >> o'reilly anger in hi eye as he chases adam cole. col

this is real, but it is not the overwhelming story, in south philadelphia. >> if your treaties clogged important street to you is yours. >> that makes sense. >> but she said it is 5050, at least in philadelphia. >> we will go to west philadelphia, north fill and get you covered here after the break. the wildwoods got a lot of national attention. >> we were showing videos of the flooding going own there. we have north wildwood mayor patrick on the phone. >> mr. mayor. >> why i, good morning. >> what does it look like there. >> it is a a beautiful day at the shore. sunnies out. the ocean has calmed down. we just to have start the clean up now. >> we are looking at the flooding here. storm surge was a food higher than sandy. >> it was, yeah. on at day morning, and that is really what was unexpected, saturday morning as that tide came in we expect it to come in at eight and a half feet which would have been a half foot under what we saw during sandy, it ended up, coming this to about nine and a half foot, a half of food over what we saw during sandy. that doesn't sound like a lot six to 10

the temperatures will climb 19 in pottstown. 23 if wrightstown and 20 in south philadelphia at 5th andor roxborough and northeast philadelphia at the airport. sunshine and some clouds. nice and calm at 8:00. 30 degrees, look at the warmup. by 11:00 this morning, 40 agrees. the wind kicks in at 2:00 this afternoon, isolated showers. snow or rain moving through the area during the afternoon hours today. >>> good morning, it's jessica boyington with your first alert traffic. we have a few things going on. it's been a pretty quiet pri fr so far. a jackknifed tractor-trailer on the new jersey turnpike, hamilton township. there's an accident at cardinal, steve avenue that just popped up. more of a delay than headed east to 95 here on the schuylkill expressway. >>> the super bowl grounds crews made a pretty big mistake ahead of big game. workers panted the broncos logo in both end zones and forget about the carolina panthers. wonder who they're rooting for. >> error has since been fixed. can you imagine being the one have having to go to your boss? >>> get news and the nbc 10 app, including b

chad pradelli in south philadelphia.and jeff chirico in atlantic city but first let's go to meteorologist cecily tynan and adam joseph with the latest information from accuweather. cecily is live at the big board. >> and jim, new developments today. we have upped our totals because the storm system for one is moving faster, it's encountering colder air making a bit of a jog to the northwest. double scan live showing

let's start with nbc 10"y zachary. >> we are in south philadelphia. behind me is one of penndot's very large salt trucks. they have not started salting the roads yet. throughout philadelphia the streets department has started prepping the roads. now their brineing operation, a mixture of salt and water began last fight. the police commissioner tells us they have double checked tear equipment, plows and trucks to make sure everything is if working order. they have reached out to other city departments. areas that will be affected and also working this week because of the storm. later today, philadelphia pair kenny will have a press conference with other city officials. that's at 5 c. 15. we will be watching an earlier press conference that pennsylvania governor tom wolf is holding around 2:30 in harrisburg, coming up, you will hear directsly from the commission their about her advice for people living in the area. how they should prep for the storm. reporting live in south philadelphia, katy zachry. >> now flooding is the pain concern all along the coas

deanna durante is live in south philadelphia this morning.you've send a car stuck in the middle of the street. you're finding one right in the middle of the street stuck. >> right in the middle at 9th and south street. you can see it there, blocking the street. some cars here, people are waking up, hitting the road this morning. that driver waving to us. a fresh layer of salt was just put down. we hsu a private contractor, told us he was working for the city. he did a little plowing. you can see the mounds between south street and 9th street has grown from that plow that came through here. the mayor's spokeswoman directed me to 'press replace that was released at 10:00 last night. the mayor will be given an update at 2:00 this afternoon. even though the snow emergency has been lifted within you are reminded to move your cars out of the way, done the park too close to corners. plows need to make those turns and also you are ploking them. you could get hit by them. you lock down th street towards center city, we're looking towards jefferson uni

this is the case with a lot of the side streets in south philadelphia.city officials say nonrelated calls go to 311. they are tweeting to a lot of people about specific areas if you have questions or snow-related issues. trish hartman channel 6 "action news." >>> when you look down broad street all you see is clear pavement, but in the lehigh valley a different story, it got hit so hard by the blizzard, allentown getting a record-breaking 3 1.9 inches. annie mccormick caught up with folks not too far from there live in salisbury township. >> reporter: salutes spectacular when you look out the window if you're in the lehigh valley then reality sets in, it's time to clean up up. take a look at the video this is crews cleaning up the shopping center around allentown where the supermarket is. they have a 12-man crew working on friday night no sleep using large heavy equipment in order to move the massive amount of snowfall that fell. neighbors taking a look at them. some roads have not been plowed. you can't drive down the street or walk down the street so s