walter perez is out in allentown with the latest from there. >> reporter: brutal is right. it is more comfortable now than it is few hours ago at it is still unbearable. anything that's exposed starts to feel frozen over in a matter of moments. imagine having to work outside on a day like this, like this poor soul right here. honestly nobody can say they didn't receive a fair warning. still we found many people i will programmed and under dressed for -- ill prepared and under-dressed for the arctic conditions. then you have the people who have to work outside because of the president's day holiday. they dressed the part for liberty tax preparers in allentown. >> you've got one tough job. >> i do it everyday, search days a week, you have to wear long jobs and go out. >> reporter: this guy didn't have a costume but he is outside selling cell phone services. >> you have to bundle up, i'm out here triepght to help people -- trying to help people out eferld, i can bundle up, but this is getting to me everyday. >> reporter: the problem not many people are outside on a day like th

. >> "action news" reporter, walter perez watching the roads in bucks county. >> but first meteorologist david murphy is outside with the latest from accuweather. david. >> reporter: i had to put the umbrella up, because we still have a little bit of light rain on the terrace. every now and then it sounds like it wants to form into a sleet pellet, but not just yet. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing we started out with snow and sleet in the overnight hours and chaindz to rain. there was -- changed to rain in the overnight. further to the north by reading and trenton you see blue or white or gray buildings in. there's a tendency on the back edge of precipitation to change it over to a little bit of sleet. we may have to arrange for a snow shower to reerupt as we go through the afternoon. satellite and radar showing snow in philadelphia for the overnight hours, quick in the game it changed over to rain and the morning commute for most of us was a lot of slush. in quakertown and lehigh valley the more snow you had on the roads. 39 degrees in philadelphia. the temperatures closer to th

walter perez is live at the scene with more. walter? >> reporter: hey, rick williams we'll give you a live look at the scene. you can see police are still on the scene. two men have been arrested of tearing a hole in the roof of the gun shop and attempting an overnight heist. it started when investigators received a tip call about a burglary in progress at mike's gun shop on levittown parkway in tullytown. what ensued was a seven hour standoff. police chief doyle said he thought there was only one suspect. after swat teams made entry they discovered two men hiding in the ventilation deducts between the roof and the dropped ceiling. >> we started pulling down the ceiling and pulled it down to the point it was inevitable we were going to find them. ment first suspect surrendered at 8:00 a.m. the second was found and arrested two hours later. it forced the pennsbury officials to delay the opening of all schools 2 hours, in the end, local investigators say this case up and down out as as well as could have been expected. >> this was a succe

and it's making the practice of breathing unpleasant, lehigh valley correspondent, walter perez has the story. >> big time nasty. >> lanie of northampton county talks about the stench that comes from the nearby pennsauken landfill. they have no memory of their community smelling like a rose garden but now it's becoming unbearable but the problem is it's not getting any smaller. >> garbage is being disposed of further west and to residents that live on skyline drive and steel city. >> local officials have confirmed that dep officials will soon inspect the landfill to see if the strong odor could be linked to a problem with the methane gas collection or if the dump has become too big. people nearby say it's gross. >> it's a nasty smell in the summer. >> when the wind kicks up you get a bigger smell of it that is bad for all of us and you have kids around when the smell comes completely in your car you have to cover your face. >> officials with the landfill are working on a property value agreement, where owners will be paid -- but owners say they don't want to move they simply don't want

i'm walter perez. here's what's happening on "action news" 11:30. snow is behind us. sleet and freezing rain are making for one uncomfortable night after a difficult day. we have live team coverage coming up. taking a live look at thon 2015 at penn state tonight. thousands still hanging in there more than halfway through this 46-hour dance marathon. first it's about the weather tonight. messy mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain creating tough conditions out there. we continue team coverage of the storm. "action news" reporter kenneth moton is live in king of prussia. how commuters are coping. we begin with meteorologist melissa magee to find out what we can expect in the hours to come. >> we're seeing transition across the delaware and lehigh valley. trenton, philadelphia we have mixed precip. wilmington and across areas in vine land, atlantic city, cape may, we have a transition from snow that we had earlier over to rain we'll go in tighter on stromtracker street-level from trenton to philadelphia we have frozen precipitation. and ice. also a lot of icy conditions.

walter perez channel 6 "action news." >> thank you walter. >>> philadelphia water department crews are making sure that the roads at 66th and elm wood don't become slick after a water main broke this morning. crews were called to the intersection at southwest philadelphia at 8:45, the water department partially shut down the 8 inch main to make repairs. >> coming up on "action news" tonight, former pennsylvania treasurer, rob mccord enter a plea on attempted extortion charges and its not just young humans enjoying the snow day, we'll take you to the zoo for wild fun. >> we are getting a break finally from the arctic chill but look at how we feel by friday morning across much of the lower 48 the arctic air is coming back along with some rounds of snow. >>> and ducis rogers has the latest on natale allen's encounter with police in south florida. picking three things is easy. you... pick three. annnnnd... that's pretty much it. so the pennsylvania lottery changed the name of "the daily number" to "pick 3". it's that easy to play. pick 3. easy to play. simple to say. it doesn't get much ea

that's where "action news" reporter walter perez is now live. walter, what are the details?reporter: well, jim it happened right here at septa's jefferson station here in center city. tonight we're told the victim remains hospitalized after enduring a terrible beating at the hands of a man that investigators say they believe the victim knew. it was right around 1:30 this afternoon when investigators say a woman was seen bruised and bloodied walking up from the train platform to the concourse inside septa's jefferson station. transit officers quickly came to help the victim described only as a 28-year-old woman. the victim reportedly told police that she has been beat by a man who tried to sexually assault her. surveillance video from inside and around the station has already been handed over to philadelphia police. but investigators tell "action news" they believe the victim entered the station with her attacker. it's believed they then went together to an area behind the stairwell next to the tracks beneath the platform and that's where the attack occurred. with in said inv

>>> saturday night i'm walter perez there is a new name in the race for philadelphia mayor. >>> if any day is a good day to play the lottery this could be a particularly good day to buy your ticket. the power ball jack pos has reached jaw dropping 380 million-dollar. oh, yeah. big story on "action news" is much needed break from the bitter told. today was first day in a while we could walk outside without being wrapped up in a weather resistant cacoon. best part tomorrow will be better. meteorologist melissa a magee joins us with our first check of the accu weather forecast, melissa. >> not a bad way to start out our weekend. temperatures nice and comfortable at least for the month of february, high temperatures today in the upper 30's, lower 40's in philadelphia a coming in with a high of 44. forty-two the the high in trenton. forty-three in wildwood. forty-nine today in dover. thirty-nine in allentown, lehigh valley. poconos at freezing mark for a high temperature. we are still dealing with the the southeasterly wind, southwest wind pumped in milder air so currently in the city 42. t

>>> saturday night i'm walter perez a police officer is injured a after pulling over a vehicle that had been stole men bucks county. >>> plus an amazing story of survival after a car plunges 60 feet off an overpass. >>> but the big story on "action news" is a blast of heavy snow high wind moving our way. there has been snow falling in location as cross the region in case you haven't notice budd squals yet to come could create white out conditions this was the scene a short time ago on the ben franklin parkway, you can see the wind is really picking up, we have team coverage of the bitter conditions, "action news" reporter kenneth moton is live, but we will begin with melissa magee tracking this system melissa. >> walter, earlier today and this afternoon we a a had light snow and showers cross dealt wear valley. looking at double scan radar 3-d we are tracking a heavier burst of snow that is expected to move in, later on this evening, and into tonight. so some snowfall all the on the the way. the it is because of the arctic boundary across central pennsylvania. when you flatten things ou

. >>> saturday night i'm walter perez. here is is what happening on "action news" at 11:30. the daughter of the late whitney houston is hospitalized after being discovered face down in the bathtub a scene similar to to her mother's death. we have the latest. >>> plus millions of vehicles are heading back to the shop to repair faulty air bags. we will let you know if your vehicle is on the recall list. >>> talk about a long distance dedication, massive effort to make sure american soldiers serving overseas get a little taste of home during the super bowl. >>> but first tonight a winter storm is heading our way and it could bring a mix of snow rain and ice and it is coming just in time for your super bowl party and your monday morning commute. meteorologist melissa magee is tracking the system and joins us from the big board with the very latest, melissa. >> here is that system on storm tracker six live double scan radar 3-d. we have an area have have low pressure over southern plains, rain to the south. snow is extending from wrapped city on eastward into areas of chicago and

>>> saturday night i'm walter perez, thousands are dancing the week and he way at penn state's thon. >>> hollywood's big night is a bit more than 24 hours away we are live in los angeles with the look at oscar's local ties. >>> the big story tonight is a snowy saturday creating all kind of problems across the delaware and lehigh valleys. take a look at this picture from 676 near eighth the street, less than an hour ago you can see a tractor trailer off to the side with several vehicles skidding out. people actually getting out of their cars trying to help in anyway they can. general consensus, it is a mess out there. in delaware some people needed a push to get where they were going and delaware county plows are working to clear quickly accumulating snow. over on i-95 near girard avenue cars were moving at a crawl trying to stay as safe as possible. in new jersey the snow is coming down just as quickly as the crews are clearing it up. we have live team coverage of the storm "action news" reporter kenneth moton is live in king of prussia, annie mccormack live in oxford circle a and me

reporting live from allentown walter perez, channel6 "action news." >> misery loves company, right, walter? thank you. >>> this reminder "action news" will be on early tomorrow to bring you the latest on the storm. join matt, tam david and karen at 4:00 a.m. for the updated forecast, road conditions and any school closings or delays. >> the charred remains of a west philadelphia clinic are now encased in ice tonight. the locust medical center resembles an ice palace but this actually was a fire scene. flames erupted on the 200 block of south 52nd street around 4:30 this morning. water from fire department hoses froze on contact covering the three story structure and everything around it in icicles. scene has attracted curious neighbors. >> i said to myself, well, i guess i can't get to alaska, so i'll just come on down here on 52nd street. >> alaska in our backyard. reporter john rawlins has a full report coming up on "action news" at 6 o'clock. >>> a gas explosion forced residents out into the frigid temperatures overnight in philadelphia. the explosion was strong enough to blow out the w

walter perez was at the hearing in camden and joins us with the latest. >> the judge denied the bid by investor, glen straub to extend the deadline to buy the revel casino for $95.4 million, but does that mean the deal is dead. well that depends on who you ask. >> glen straub walked out of the courthouse frustrated. he already put down a $10 million deposit and was given a ted line of earlier this week but refused to finish the deal because of tenants including restaurants and a private utility who are fighting to stay at the revel. >> the people that put them in trouble are saying they have rights, you can't start a new facility up with the new people there. not the employees the leases and everything else. it will be a failure again. >> but revel attorney says they called polo club knew what they were getting into before they signed the deal. the court proposed the deadline and as far as they are concerned this deal is dead. >> there was no deadline for polo north to close and they had every ample opportunity to close the deal and now lets move on. >> another hearing on tuesday to de

walter perez is outside of an ice rescue training center in allentown. >> reporter: rescue officials say there are several precautions you can take before going snowshoeing or ice fishing or hockey or whatever on a frozen lake pond or river they stress there is no such thing as completely safe conditions on frozen water. >> stay off the ice all together. >> allentown fire captain says the risk you take on walking on a frozen body of water is dangerous. >> there is no way to tell where the weak point is. there are ways to make sure you are as safe as can be expected. if you cannot escape the allure of a pickup ice hockey game, make sure people know what are you doing and one designated to call 911 if someone falls through and favor ice that is monitored by local authorities there are some lakes and ponds checked for ice density. and they will notify the public by how safe or unsafe conditions are. and ice density is not consistent on a frozen lake or pond just because it's thick where are you standing doesn't mean it's thick a few feet away if you have ever found yourself in a frozen

walter perez is live now in spring township. have you the details here. >> reporter: and brian we just received word literally moments ago of another case, an attempted luring this morning in reading authorities do not believe that this morning's case is linked to the attacks in the story but regardless it's one more reason why parents in this part of berks county remain on high alert. >> investigators are on the hunt for this man the suspect described as a 6 foot tall hispanic man is accused of trying to pull an 11-year-old girl into his truck investigators say that the incident unfolded when the youngster walked home from school in spring township. >> somewhere near the intersection of belmont and wilson, he exited the vehicle and grabbed her by the arm and she yelled for help and kicked him and broke free and ran for help. >> authorities believe the attack can be linked to similar attacks within a 15 mile radius since the beginning of the year, as this earlier composite sketch reveals, they are similar and the man was driving

walter perez is live at the police station where they are handling the investigation. >> reporter: well, friends and colleagues describe the halligan family as close knitted now a man arrested for the third time for alcohol or drug use. 19-year-old miles hannigan and his sister charlotte were members of the bag pipe band. they were following in the footsteps of their father paul who was also in the band. >> the hannigans were always together and they were all together saturday night driving home from a performance at the valley forge casino when their minivan was hit by a pickup truck that was swerving erratically and traveling at a high rate of speed. the man behind the wheel was thomas muir of media. >> it appeared he was under the influence of alcohol and he was placed under arrest. >> they were wearing their seatbelts and were ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene their father and uncle was treated and released from the hospital and their mother maggie is still in intensive care. >> the allentown st. patrick's day parade we'll do a special commemorative salute wi

reporting live from brift to township, walter perez channel6 "action news." sharrie. >> okay, walter thank you. >>> we've got some breaking news. philadelphia eagle nate allen the florida state attorney's office announce the. allen was picked you would by police in for the myers last week and held for more than four hours police told him that a teenaged girl identified him as a man who was performing a lewd act while at a traffic light. allen denied any wrongdoing from the very beginning. >>> meantime a man and a woman from chester county are behind bars after police say they admitted to ransacking a burned out house. steven gorewitz and johnson are charged with related offenses. police say they told jewelry bikes silver and tools from a home on arlington avenue in west goshen it was vacant because of a fire that happened there back in january. the items were recovered at a pawnshop in exton. >> all right turning now to the forecast we started off today warmer but temperatures are tumbling and the arctic air is coming back. >> let's take a live look right now

reporting live from allentown t-walter perez, channel6 "action news." >> all right, walter with a much needed reality check. thank you. >>> as temperatures drop be sure to stick with 6abc.com/weather. there we have the hourly and seven-day forecasts so you can be prepared no matter how cold it might get. >> it was a stunning murder that happened in that broad daylight in the middle of the street. a woman was gunned down while she waited for the bus to take her to work. today police say they've caught the man who did it and they say they finally know why. vernon odom is live at police headquarters with more on this investigation. vern. >> reporter: good evening. the suspect remains in a jail. he's been hit with first degree murder charges. police say he confessed to the crime that shocked the city and baffled the police at least for awhile. >> just stunned just stunned. >> reporter: this is randolph sanders talking exclusively to "action news" the day after the murder of his coworker kim jones who was shot and killed on january 13th near her north philadelphia home as she waited for a b

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saturday night i'm walter perez. here's is what happening on "action news" at 11:30. a peace for a region. the is there a cease-fire in ukraine at this hour but will it hold. >>> plus a familiar story the web site to sign up for federal health care goes on the blink just hours before the deadline to enroll before next year. >>> and a very very grateful family from delaware county gets a chance to thank the man who return their father a's long lost love letter written to his lovely wife in 1942. >>> but if you spend anytime outside tonight over past few hours you know it is nasty outside, wind whipping, snow is falling and bitter cold is on the way. meteorologist melissa a magee has been tracking the system all day long and joins us with the very latest, melissa. >> we still have snow showers a across the the delaware and lehigh valley. storm tracker six live double scan radar showing the heavier snow squals we had earlier tonight are moving off to the east but still some activity along i-95 corridor from trenton, wilmington and activity there a across bucks montgomery

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saturday night i'm walter perez. the big story on "action news" is storm system creating a whole lot of trouble today. snow fell until after dark in many locations and tonight it's been replaced by sleet creating a whole set of problems. team coverage of snow, sleet freezing rain. annie mccormick is live in setter city and meteorologist adam joseph and melissa magee have been tracking the system all day long. we begin with melissa over at the big board to find out what we can expect in the hours to come. melissa. >> walter, you can see on stormtracker 6 double scan radar we're dealing with varying kinds of precipitation across the delaware and lehigh valley. to north and west for poconos down to lancaster we have snow. but a large chunk of our region along the 95 corridor and immediate suburbs 25 miles west and also east we're dealing with frozen precipitation. and rain starting to mix in from surf city, atlantic city, and cape may. we'll go in tighter on street-level with stromtracker. if you travel along the i-95 c

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. >>> saturday night i'm walter perez and the big story on "action news" is the approach of the winter storm that could make the the monday morning commute a real mess. get ready for snow rain even ice, depending on where you are but first it is the bitter coal. we have team coverage tonight, "action news" reporter kenneth moton is live on the steps of the art museum with a look at how folks are coping with the arctic blast. but we will begin with meteorologist melissa magee with the latest on what we can expect starting tomorrow melissa. >> yeah walter, we have a the lot of cold air in place but there will be warmer air aloft working its way in the region sunday night into monday and that means we have a mixed bag of precipitation depending where you are with our latest winter storm. wind chills outside tonight you could feel the chill. it feels like 12 degrees in philadelphia feels like 16 in allentown. 12 degrees current wind chills in the poconos and 15 in dover. here are changes for the second half of the weekend. winter weather alerts posted. you will notice that activity and a a

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. >>> saturday night i'm walter perez and the big story tonight on "action news" is a night of wick weather bearing down on our area the snow is still falling in our area but this system brings with it bigger problems. the wind and cold makes being outdoors down right dangerous. we have live team coverage "action news" reporter kenneth moton joins us live outside 30th street station but we will begin with meteorologist melissa magee who has been tracking this system and has the very latest melissa. >> we have been dealing with the snow showers all will day and snow squals moved in earlier tonight. so you can see on storm tracker six live double scan radar we have activity to the north and west of that i-95 corridor and some snow showers moving off the coast there in ocean county but we will go in tied's along that i-95 corridor. you cannot see in chester county there in chad forward we are dealing with lavender an intensity of snowfall. we have reports of thunder snow with this arctic bound dry moving on through. for the most part the snow showers are starting to come to an end but the wind

. >> for melissa magee, jeff skversky, jamie apody, walter perez and the entire "action news" team i'mt have a great night or is it morning now. >> it's morning. >> thanks for staying up with us. >> thanks for staying up with us. >> >>> thank you, so much. i couldn't be happier. i'll meet you there. i'm leaving in five minutes. come in! the limo's on its way right now. >> hey, neil patrick. great job. unbelievable. you killed it. the oscars are dead now. nobody can host them again. >> you're so sweet. thanks. and good luck to you tonight. are you ready? >> well, almost, almost. one thing i got to do beforehand. hey, do you remember the first time we melt? >> ah -- >> it was at a paratis. >> christmas party. >> that's right. >> that's right. in 2002 -- >> 2003. white elephant gift exchange. you brought something to the white elephant and i wound up with it and i was going through my hope chest today and i hung onto it. recognize this? >> wow. that's crazy that you still have that. >> yeah, because i figured, you know, you never know when you might want to use it. here we are. thought i

the investor who plans to buy the revel says he still plans to own the property walter perez has more on that at 5:00. >>> crews continue to make repaired to a broken water main at the roosevelt boulevard. crews have one inner lane closed in each direction to make those repairs. we are checking to see if they will make the improvements before the rush hour here. lets get a check with matt pellman with a check of how everything else is looking. >> that is knocking on the doorstep, the rush hour. here is another portion of the roosevelt boulevard in case you are wondering what that looks like in east fall, it looks congested, no water main break as you head north on the schuylkill up to broad street this is the blue route 476 where they are doing emergency pothole repairs southbound by the broomall upper darby exchange. all southbounds lanes are reopen but it's still congested, substantial delay on the southbound blue route and a car fire on the eastbound schuylkill near gladwyne that is long gone and got us to a slow start when you come east on the blue route toward gladwyne and a cras

walter perez spoke to the crowd beforehand. their parents were invited to this screening. it is based on true story of poor latino teen from california rising to become a championship cross country team. disney is parent company of 6abc. >> more than a dozen cadets officially joined the wilmington fire department. the 38 recruit academy graduated chase center. they received badges yesterday in front of proud family and friends. country music star garth brooks is in pittsburgh this weekend where performing in six tour show. more than 1,000 tickets were sold for shows over four days but it's not all abouting being on stapling and belting out popular tunes. he'll help kids through garth brooks camp. despite his popularity he says the camp is most important thing he'll do all weekend. >> what you do between chalk heinz is important and what you do outside of them makes you somebody you know worth looking up to. >>> brooks's wife country singer trisha year hewood was on hand. kids got to learn the ropes from the pros such as quarterback ben roethlisberger pass hd 8 ust released

reporting live from south philadelphia walter perez channel 6 "action news." >> philadelphia police sayt this is one of the women responsible for shooting one of the two people in tioga-nicetown tioga-nicetown, anderson including a 13-year-old girl got into an argument with people at a laundry mat and one of the victim's windshields were shattered and that led to a fight and the accomplice followed them and started shooting them. one woman was hit in the leg and another a graze wound to the head. anderson is facing charges including attempted murder. they are still looking for the other woman accused of shooting into one of the victim as cars nearly hitting her young children in the backseat. >>> and the woman hit by the temple student that fell to her benl is now back home. she was hospitalized since rebecca kim landed on her. kim was reportedly taking photos on the ledge of an art institute dorm room when she lost her balance. she was treated for injuries to her spine and shoulder. >>> philadelphia is asking for help to find the man that robbed a 7-eleven last month. the man is shown

reporting live from center city, walter perez, channel6 "action news." >> all right walter thank you. >>> it is a gray soggy way to start the work week and the slippery conditions outside have caused several accidents throughout the day. accuweather says those wet roads could ice over as we move through tonight and into tomorrow. >> new jersey correspondent nora muchanic will show us the trouble the icy conditions have caused us today but let's start with meteorologist adam joseph. he's live at the big board. >> the bad news temperatures are below freezing areawide with a little bit of precipitation passing through. the good news most of the major roads fare well overnight because they have been salted and will continue to be salted and cars continue to move on them. also we don't have a lot of precipitation that's passing through so double scan live radar will show most the precipitation, we're talking two plus feet of snow again in southern new england and the associated low to the south is pushing to the south so we're kind of in a void area between those two systems, one to the no

. >>> i'm walter perez, next up, a messy monies on tap, with the forecast straight ahead. >>> plus whitneyr is found unconscious inside a bathtub. the latest on her condition is coming up next. >>> saturday night, old man winter is letting us know who is in charge this time of the year. tonight bitter cold is first blast, of aea

walter perez will have more on that in a live report at 5:00. >> a little chilly, quite a bit windy but beautifully sunny out there. because of that we won't complain one bit. >> i know. hello, sun. let's go outside to meteorologist adam joseph who is basking in it for a little bit. >> only if the sun could be a little stronger this afternoon but again, we can't complain after what we went through this past weekend. as we look at the numbers in the midatlantic in philadelphia right now 26 degrees. we should sit around 45 degrees this time year, so 19 degrees below normal, one in new york city and look at the cold air in new england two in burlington, one in syracuse and ottawa, canada, 2 degrees below zero. we're still dealing with a healthy wind out of the north-northwest between 15 and around 20 miles an hour and that will create wind chills this evening still dipping in allentown around 10 below zero and just north of philadelphia, reading and trenton and down to atlantic city about five to 10 degrees below zero and philadelphia down to the south wilmington dover and millville betwee

walter perez spoke to the crowd before the movie started.are partly of the police athletic league. it's based on on a story of latino teenagers who rose to become the championship cross country team. disney is the parent company of 6abc. >> the movie experience of the future has arrived across the pond. an audience was transported into the action with a 4d film in britain. they felt the bumps and smelled the gun powder. during the shooting scenes. some are wondering if the hype is worth it. >> reporter: it's a gimmick and there will be a flurry of interest and loot films using it for while. and gradually as we've seen with 3d interests will wane. it made it's debut in korea in 2009. >>> a masterpiece by french post impressionists paul >> okay at the "action news" big board this morning with a look at your odd and unusual pictures of the week. first a utah man has completed an 8-month project that would be the envy of any. it's complete with the spacecraft number ncc1701. he has a lego captain and spok. he created a royal navy ship. >>> this

walter perez is in the lehigh valley talking to people who were stuck working outside in this weather and nora muchanic will show as you man who decided to build an ice rink in his own backyard. tomorrow wake up with "action news." matt, tam, david and karen will be on the air a half hour earlier than usual to bring you the latest on a forecast and a live look at conditions on the roads. that's tomorrow at 4:00 a.m. >>> be sure to download the 6abc storm tracker app as we deal with the about the at a cold and the snow you can see live radar the hourly forecasts and more. it's available any time on your mobile device. >> still can't believe all those kids lined up for that concert. >> i know. >> better be the best concert they ever go to. >> they said it was worth it. >> time for the traffic report. >> let's go to matt pelman in the traffic center and see how conditions are affecting the roads. >> that is dedication there for sure. good afternoon to you, brian and shirleen. much as we don't want to be outside running in this cold weather, many of our vehicles don't want to run today ei