in center city philadelphia along broad street. we're seeing precipitation flakes are flying, down the jersey shore things are piling up quickly. we'll be getting down there in a little bit. >> indeed as you look a reminor we're live across the region. this is a look at the various -- we're going to the next sky6 live hd right now and show you this is ventnor, down by the jersey shore reminding you that we're seeing different things across the region. the shore expected to get the most snow. you can see compared to other parts of the region, they have quite a bit of accumulation, we'll be right back. excuse me everyone! paul? paul? this is three million dollar mega multiplier the new game ylvania lottery with top prizes of three million dollars! three million dollars! i don't know. i'm so excited about it. this could be a big winner! just had to share. carry on. sometimes the moments be

for now, we're live in center city. >>> randy, thank you. the philadelphia rage is bathed in green in support of the eagles. that's why bird's fans might have been a little confused when they drove by the wells fargo center last night and saw this. the outside of the arena was lit up in, yes, that is the color purple. you might even call it vikings purple. when fans called us, we reached out to the wells fargo center. they told us the color was picked months ago in advance. it was an accident, they support the eagles. well, fast forward a few minutes later, our cameras were rolling when the lights of the center switched over to that eagles' green. >>> the city is warning neighbors to be prepared for extra traffic and parking changes. starting at 2:00 sunday afternoon nobody can park on broad street. there's also a concert that night at the wells fargo center which will add more drivers to the mix. one restaurant owner says he's opening and closing two hours early on game day because of parking and traffic concerns. >> game time, it will be c

right now we're looking at center city philadelphia. the parkway pretty quiet but the flags on the parkway whipping in the wind there temperatures are cooling down. it's 35 degrees the high today 45. winds out of the west northwest at 13 miles an hour. putting those wind chills in the 20s. right now the temperature in the poconos is 17. some good snow-making weather there. reading 32. the same in lancaster in wilmington it's 34. millville 33 degrees. national temperatures, pretty cold. chicago 29. detroit 26. that's where our weather is coming from. so that's what we expect in the morning. so another reinforcing shot of cold air during the day tomorrow, that's when temperatures bottom out, and then we begin to build on friday and after that. so overnight tonight, 15 in the poconos. 27 in philadelphia. wildwood 27. and in trenton 23 and pottstown 23 degrees. so a cold start to the day tomorrow. not just the temperature but add that wind, and here's a look at your wind chills much at 7am walking out the door the kids at the bus stop 19 in

a busy morning in center city. this is what happens when temperatures get this cold, causes a whole lot of problems. we'll keep following it and bring you an update when we can. randy gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. >> thanks for that, randy. be sure to have the nbc 10 app handy as we follow the next wintry mix, the next possible storm that could impact your monday. we will help you stay ahead of it tomorrow on the air and online. >> you are looking at outpouring of respect for a philadelphia hero. neighbors and friends pay tribute to a firefighter who lost his life battling flames yesterday. last night's procession brought lieutenant matthew letourneau home to springfield, delaware county. he died after part of a burning home collapsed on top of him. lieutenant letourneau was 42 years old. >> we had one member unaccounted for. >> letourneau and his fellow firefighters responded to a row home fire yesterday morning. nbc 10 was on the scene on colorado street in north philadelphia. the person who lived inside the home also

center city district restaurant week starts today. our own anita oh is live at one of the center city restaurants offering deals this week. good morning, anita. >> reporter: good morning. i'm so happy to be here. i have listed my hand of more than 120 participating restaurant in this city for restaurant week which goes on for two weeks. joining me is michelle shannon of the center city district. so much workings into this, michelle. also, it is just something that so many people come together for. what does this mean for you and this city. >> well, first of all, thank you for being here today, at carabou cafe. center city district restaurant week as we were discussing earlier, it is a lot of fun. it is a great excuse for people to get together especially in the winter when people are coming off the holiday. but it is also, very serious business in terms of the economic impact, it has, and last restaurant week we saw over a quarter million diners, during those 10 days, and have an economic impact of close to 13 million-dollar. so it me

"eyewitness news" here in center city philadelphia this afternoon as everyone kept their coats, their hats and gloves very handy while bracing those frigid temperatures. but meteorologist lauren casey says light snow may be coming our way just a couple days or so. right, lauren. how much we talking? >> we could see some minor accumulations but we will have several chances of seeing a few flakes as we head into the next couple every days. but after 60s on friday, yes, the cold air has returned across the delaware valley. our high temperature today only 27 degrees. our normal high temperature 40 and we started off this morning in the teens at 14 degrees. and temperatures right now are cold. we're at 24 in philly. 20 in allentown much teens across berks county. low 20s down the shore and nine right now in mount pocono. we do have a bit of a breeze to contend with that is impacting those feels like temperatures so feeling like teens and most of our reporting sites feeling like single digits in dover. two below the a this hour in mount pocono and hour by hour forecast, temperatures will be

he's live in center city with more. brad. >> reporter: dawn, no surprise those police preparations are well underway. if you just look at the numbers from the eagles/vikings game last sunday, they were only three arrests tied to bad behavior but that does not mean that police are not worried tonight. >> philadelphia police say they are ready when it comes to keeping celebrations in check after the super bowl. last sunday's win against the vikings drew thousands of fans to center city and northeast philadelphia large chaotic scenes but most fans generally behaved. two people arrested for diss orally conduct, one for assault on police officer. police commissioner richard ross wants to hold those low numbers for the super bowl. >> we will be out there. we've got a significant plan. we're working in conjunction with other city agencies, as well as state, federal partners as we always do. and we will do everything possible to keep this city safe. property and people. >> reporter: it will be a challenge super bowl within like

thanks. >>> this is breaking news in center city. the broken water pipe at 12th and market, spewing water into the street. the pipe burst this morning. crews are trying to fix it. it's not impacting traffic, although jessica was talking about the closures. we'll update you coming up. >>> now to the other problem -- patches of ice outside your door, along the way to work. a live look at center city where you might encounter slick spots. a live look from the ben franklin bridge right there. we just learned the pedestrian walkway is closed because of the ice. again, jessica saying it, majors are fine, side streets, be careful. >> not so good. nbc10's matt delucia is live for us in fox chase with a look at what to expect as you step outside your door. matt? >> reporter: good morning. a lot of people waking up this morning, perhaps a little extra early to get out there with the ice scrapers and getting windshields and windows ready to go. this car here, this is what we're seeing throughout the delaware valley this morning. ice covered win

. >> jeanette reyes is live for us in center city. good morning, jennette. >> reporter: good morning, tam, it seems the eagles fans want to see the green glow all the way from minneapolis. this morning some of them trying to get their hands on a special jersey, but no advise they are out in -- no surprise they are out in many places. many want to show their support for the team. that explains the shortage of the number 9 nick foles. flores flocked to modells to get eagles gear. >> reporter: just days away from the super bowl, the undieing loyalty for our eagles only grows stronger any sign of that other team they are playing is being wiped away or better yet covered up. >> what do you think of the name change. >> we're in philly, i guess it's fine. >> reporter: this boston market on the boulevard temporarily changed its name. a good call if you ask any birds fan. >> i think it's wonderful they are covering up the boston, boo boston and new england. >> reporter: and that's not the only boston market that decided to change its name, the

center city. the program trains adults 18-24 for upward careers. you can see there is a lot of pride in the auditorium tonight. "jimmy kimmel live" next on channel6 followed by "nightline." music from wow. "action news" continues at 4:30 with tamala edwards, matt o'donnell, meteorologist david murphy. for the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. goodnight. ♪ ♪ y goldwyn, natasha leggero, and music from lauv, and now, furthermore, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] very nice that you're here. what a day. we are very lucky to be here in southern california. it was sunny and 80 degrees in l.a. today.

reporting live in center city, jeanette reyes channel6 "action news." tam. >> it will be good to find out the answer to the question. we're looking to are ward to that. thank you jeanette. >>> outer loop super bowl weekend coverage kicks off at 8:00 on friday night with our "action news" championship preview live from minneapolis and join us throughout the day on saturday as the excitement builds. then on game day tune in for live reports starting on "action news" at 6:00 in the morning, all morning long on "action news" at noon. our pregame coverage begins on "action news" at 5:00. and then we'll be on air immediately after the game covering all the angles from philadelphia and minneapolis. we'll wrap it up with "action news" at 11:00 and sports sunday so we've got you covered all weekend right here on "action news." >> ♪ >> new this morning, a firefighter was injured battling a blaze on the campus of the university of delaware. smoke poured from the roof of a maintenance building on the 200 block of academy street in newark. it took nearly two hours

pretty much the teens everywhere. 18 in center city. we'll make it above freezing later on this afternoon. only 18 in hammonton. 17 in american in -- smyrna. when you factor in a light breeze, feels like 17ny is -- 1n the city. 18 in in allentown. >>> a three story home in the pricey malibu area is teetering on the edge of a crumbling cliff. officials in california say everybody is out of the house and no injuries have been reported. >>> well, a fun hike turned into a nightmare for a man who was force to do survive three days and two nights out in the wilderness hoping for a rescue. roger dannon and his hiking buddy started out in palm springs, he lost the tail in the snow. he slipped and fell on to a rock face. he found a stream and followed it and helicopter spotted him friday night. >> i heard the helicopter, i said pull yourself up, i pulled myself up and the light shining on me, i thought oh, my god, they found me. >> he had a fractured shoulder and scrapes and bruises. >>> internal revenue service is working on a w-4 form. if your

they started the treatment, so far so good in center city we're not seeing any major problems just some pretty winter flurries. wednesday we know channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> remember if you have to go out and shovel the sidewalks careful. the american heart association said you should take frequent breaks while you shovel avoid eating a heavy meal before or directly after you go out to take care of the snow. do a warm up before you start shoveling by walking around and lift small amounts of snow rather than the huge shovel full. >> deploy your teenager. >> that's an excellent idea. >> they do it because they love us. >> the powerball jackpot jumps again. >> let's look at the commodore barry bridge, you can see the haze in the sky that would be the snow that's coming down around the region. we'll be right back. start the car! start the car! start the car! start the car! the ikea winter sale. wooooooo! get up to 50% off select items. now through january 10th. ikea. mobile 6s today. it's mobile 6 stereo. we have one down near the jersey shore, the other one is getting out of

here's a live look at broad street in center city. snow emergency is in effect in center city. need to get those cars off the snow emergency routes although broad street doesn't look too bad right now. let's take you live to the cape may arena. a blizzard warning is in effect at the jersey shore. workers loaded trucks with salt and double checking plows to make sure they're ready to deal with coastal storms. >> we're taking a look at conditions on the road. we're joined right now by randy. how's it looking out there. >> reporter: we've been driving across south jersey. i'll tell you what it looked like first on the bridge coming over the walt whitman. that seemed relatively clear, but what we are seeing is a lot of salt on the road. the snow has not necessarily accumulated on these bigger roads yet, but you can feel that crunch as you start driving around and we have seen a number of salt trucks putting some salt down so that is a good sign. we're also seeing a number of plow trucks and the snow is just beginning to fall. right here on the black horse pike, you can see it's cle

. >>> a live look outside in center city philadelphia. a light breeze out there. >> bill henley is here with his most accurate weather forecast. it rained yesterday, but -- >> you enjoyed those 60s. >> i did. >> you'll be disappointed today. that is chilly breeze blowing. that wind bill be gusty during the day, but we'll see sunshine break through the crowds. and tomorrow will be a colder night. right now if you're heading out the door, 40s for the suburbs and lee high valley. we'd normally be in the 20s. 45 at philadelphia international. just a little bit cooler in west mount ari. it's the wind that's making it feel colder. that's a steady stornorthwester wind, so that's steady air. in fact holding in the low 40s for most of the day. but factor in the wind feels like 33 degrees at 11:00 this morning, and yes indeed it gets cold tonight dropping into the 30s and going to feel like it's in the 20s by 9:00. >>> there are is scattered light snow showers, some flurries in west central and western pennsylvania. those are trending to the south

matt delucia is live in center city where the inauguration will happen later this morning. what are some of the plans that krasner will implement once he takes office? >> reporter: larry krasner ran on a campaign of making changes to the district attorney's office, to the culture of the office and how cases are prosecuted. really to reform the criminal justice system in philadelphia. changes like keeping fewer people behind bars. he's also anti-death penalty, and he wants to end stop and frisk. he has, as you might recall in the past, butted heads with the police union. and he has been supported by the black lives matter movement. those who elected him want the changes to happen quickly. his predecessor, seth williams, as mentioned, is serving time in a federal prison on corruption charges. krasner told the people who work in the d.a.'s office that changes are coming and what his goals are. how quickly those changes happen will have to be seen. and exactly what steps are used to implement them have yet to be laid out. and it's also an historic day for another person. rebecc

vernon odom, channel 6 "action news" at the criminal justice center city. >> philadelphia police want to the public to take a look at the group in this video believing they attacked a drivewer skateboards on tuesday january 16th, after the driver's car was hit by a skateboard and the man was kicked and hit and robbed of his phone. >> all right health check tonight the flu and other viruses to hit hard hard enough to set up surge tents to handle the patients. >> ali gorman is live at lehigh valley hospital cedar crest. >> reporter: yes, we are seeing the spike in flu cases all around our area but we are also seeing a lot of other viruses going around. so this tent set up behind me here it gives the hospital more beds to treat patients and gives them more space to keep sick patients away from others. >> this is our hospital -- >> the director of nursing for the er lehigh valley hospital cedar crest says this 12 bed equipped tent went up 10 days ago when they saw a surge of patients coming in for various reasons, including the flu, norovirus and rsv. ron speakman is one of 25 thousand pe

if you're moving towards center city, you'll be fine there. both directions there are fine on the scougal expressway. we didn't have to deal with that construction this morning, and we had an earlier accident cleared now. speeds there still into the very high 50s or the low 60s. dray ask tracy? >>> touch down. unbelievable! >> what a play. what a play. amazing. they're calling it the minnesota miracle. the sunday showdown stage is now set for the eagles thanks to this wild game winning touch down. we were expecting to play the saints and all of a sudden this happened. 14 seconds left, and then boom. the eagles host the nfc championship game at home. and fans certainly are ready to see their birds fly to new heights. >> nbc 10's matt delugy live at the link this morning. do birds fans have the matchup they truly want in the minnesota vikings? >> reporter: well, as long as the vikings don't do that same thing next weekend, it could work out in the bird's favor. but the vikings, they are a good team. the one thing they have in common is they both

moving through center city, no construction. open eastbound from the blue route to the vine street expressway. that's a 12-minute trip. speeds into the 60s. i'll end with mass transit. all okay so far for amtrak, septa, new jersey transit, and patc patco. >>> new overnight, a string of shootings leave four people dead and four people injured near philadelphia. a shooting at temple university's campus sent a man to the hospital. the victim was shot in the high, and the gunman took off. it happened near 18th and norris. the victim is in critical condition. another shooting in north philadelphia sent one man to the hospital and left a home riddled with bullets. it happened near the intersection of north 23rd and dauphin street. the bullets hit the man multiple times. a woman was inside the apartment that was hit, but was not hurt. >>> two people in the hospital after a shooting in germantown. a man and a woman were hit by gunfire on germantown avenue at mannheim before 2:00. the suspects then swed away peda car. >>> today larry kra

southbound towards center city might be slower than normal right now. probably will ride that delay right into the morning rush. there's an accident right around j jenkins town road. watch getting on and off and ramp because these are things youcht you want to avoid. >>> we talk to the family of a man who leaped into danger to protect kids during a robbery. >>> plus a sky high mystery. the flying flash of light that everyone is talking about this morning. >>> well, wet and snow covered roads are making for a messy morning commute. >> i'm guessing we be this down by now because we've had a lot of snow, but it's always good to remind drivers. >> it certainly is. especially when you don't really see a lot of snow out there there may be this false sense of oh, this isn't really a big deal. but drivers do need to remember to allow plenty of extra time. the roads are going to be slick because of that change over from rain to snow. and most importantly slow it down. leave plenty of distance between you and the cars around you. >> in conditions like this, what'

city. -- highrise in center city. the building is under construction. firefighters rescued the worker from the 30th fiscal year. >>> a public inauguration ceremony happens for camden's new mayor, frank moran, after a private ceremony took place this month. >>> the philly home show begins today at the pennsylvania convention center in center city. huredsf vendors will show new ways to spruce up homes over the next two weekends. >>> want to check on breaking news in cherry hill. there's a transformer fire on route 70 westbound after 295. getting around that's going to be the problem. take springdale. you can head to chapel, head to church or take route 38, as well. >>> i'm meteorologist bill henley. storm ranger 10 is up and running, tracking the rain moving through the area this morning. the first round of showers moving through bucks county right now. there's more on the way. the potential heavy rain during the day and into tonight. look at these temperatures. we are in the 20s. 20s for wednesday -- wind speeds this m

. >>> plus thousands of women marched through center city to protest current political climate. >>> but the big story on "action news" of course is count down to kick off in a bit more than 24 hours. the eagles will take on vikings for nfc title and shot at vince lombardi trophy. excitement has been building all week lock and right now it is getting real. chopper six over linc as crew where is painting word nfc championship and nfl logo on the field as you can see right there. we have team coverage of the eagles excitement. action news reporter bob brooks spoke with pumped up fans today live at the lick but we will begin with annie mccormack in center city where vikings have arrived, annie. >> reporter: walter, all over the city we are seeing flashes of purpling, there is plus people, vikings fans, dressed in their colors, ready to go, the vikings are now, in town. take a look at this video where vikings landed in philadelphia just after 4:00 o'clock tonight landing the atlantic aviation in southwest philadelphia. then, making their way, with a police escorted motorcade, the vikings the

. 38 in media. 42 in center city. in the suburbs of new jersey you're looking at the upper 30s like browns mills or low 40s 41 in glassboro. 43 degrees in dover, delaware. we're heading up to 47 above average, not lots of clouds, not a breezy day. >> we have breaking news out of afghanistan. five afghan soldiers were killed and ten others wounded. the army was attacked by a suicide bomber and then there was a gun battle that lasted for hours. isis claimed responsibility for the attack. it comes after a suicide bomber in kabul on saturday that killed 103 people and another attack on january 20th at the continental hotel that left 3 americans dead. >>> james cordon invited special guests to read from the fast and furious book. me too movement. before you know notice mars scored 6 grammy awards. >>> in tech bytes, nationalized 5. g mobile network is in the works to provide faster service. it would be a way of guarding against china and other malicious internet actors. >>> car makers are hitting a major speed bump in the

reporting in center city, annie mccormick channel6 "action news". >> new jersey transit bus driver is recovering after being stabbed today. the incident happened at the intersection of haddon and cane avenues in camden at 9:30 this morning. police say a man tried to board the bus with a dog. the situation escalated when the driver said that the dog couldn't come on board. police say the suspect stabbed the driver several times in the arm and shoulder. the unidentified suspect is now in the custody of police. >>> a 28-year-old man is still fighting for his life after being shot last night in a barbershop robbery and meanwhile police are still trying to track down the gunman. "action news" reporter vernon odom is live at temple university hospital. vernon, what's the latest there? >> reporter: jim, the latest is that jayliel frazier is still struggling to survive, to survive that extremely bad gunshot wound to the chest he sustained last night in north philadelphia and tonight at this hour, the police manhunt for two would be robbers intensifies. this man 28-year-old jayliel frazier is

this is the view of center city. being blocked by some of the clouds coming in from this vantage point. but nasa has a view of the super blood moon eclipse. you can see the darkening as the earth's shadow goes across the moon. it's going to be a full eclipse visible on the west coast, where the arm-struck research center is, but in our area you're going to have to act fast to get a little glimpse. minutes really to see it. the full moon will be rising at 5:51 this afternoon, and it will be bright with a few clouds coming in. you may not see a great view of that. the next time we get this combination doesn't come until 2037. if you're going out to look at it, you definitely have to bundle up. it is a cold start with  temperatures in the teens, and the wind is making it feel even colder. and that's going to be a factor all day long. the feels like temperature, the wind chill 20s while temperatures peak in the 30s this afternoon. it's mainly clear other than those few thin clouds that are moving through. the wet weath

i'm in center city, nbc 10 news. >>> all right. that's great way to put it into perspective, miguel. thank you for that. really, a soaking rain out there today. >> oh, yeah. >> non-stop for a long period of time. >> i was out in it with the dog and we came home very drenched. but i had my umbrella. the dog didn't have a coat because he doesn't wear one. this is what we've been expecting. >> it's a natural coat. >> what was great was that it was mild. >> so mild. 65 degrees, glenn. >> it's actually going to be close to that at midnight tonight, too. if you want to go walk the dog at 11:00 at night you won't need a coat then either. you will need an umbrella. you can see the tops of the buildings are cut off by the low clouds, but at least you can see. the wind is still blowing the same direction. as long as those flags are going that way, warm air is coming in. tomorrow the flags will be the opposite. the cold air coming in. the first alert we have for the entire area, all the way through the day on saturday for the combination of t

this is moving toward center city philadelphia. moving eastbound. there is a crash out of our view from the camera. it's at 76, eastbound around girard avenue. it was a crash that was in the middle of the roadway, it moved to the shoulder over the last 20 minutes or so. it still is causing a few delays as you merge on to 76 from girard. finally, a disabled vehicle, 95 southbound at broad street. >>> clouds are breaking over cape may. the live view from the marquis de lafayette hotel. clouds over center city and wind, too. check out the familiar logo on the building. temperatures are cold. you'll have to bundle up this morning. the wind is blowing. feels like teens right now for many neighborhoods. lower 20s for delaware and south jersey. we will get sunshine. the 20s and low 30s that we have now will warm into the mid to upper 30s this afternoon. sunshine. through the day, cold winds will be blowing. it's going to feel like below freeze e freezing for most neighborhoods -- below freezing for most neighborhoods all day long. >> cold. >> brr. >>> we'l

those issues have been popping up in manayunk, center city, no neighborhood is immun. to put this -- is immune. to put this in perspective, with another half of month to go, this january has been much, much worse than last year at 175. calls to the water department's customer service line to report water main breaks have resulted in wait times of more than two hours. each then it may take -- even then it may take hours, days, weeks for a complete fix. >> customers should understand, no one is ignoring you. no one is not paying attention to your call. and certainly as soon as we have the chance to get there, we will. >> reporter: the water department has received more than 1,000 phone calls reporting leaks since christmas day. crews have been working 16-hour days. now you can put in your request via social media through the twitter handle @phillyh20. coming up, we'll hear from folks who have been dealing with water main issues throughout the city. matt delucia, nbc10 news. >> thanks. >>> in north philadelphia who masked gunmen shot a man eating a sandwich at a corner st

jeanette reyes is live along broad street in center city. jennette, what a wild and happy night. >> my goodness, i heard you amany -- matt saying this, i hardly got any sleep last night. people will be in a great mood loving this monday morning. we can see small crowds celebrating on this monday morning at 4:00 a.m. in the morning. for the eagles game against the vikings was over fans started streaming out to do what they do best, young and old took to the streets and celebrated a blowout victory, thousands stormed at cottman an frankford as fireworks lit the sky green. the fans chapted the eagles fight song at broad and race it was a similar sight. people went wild and jumped on cars. >> move to philadelphia today. >> reporter: from where? >> memphis, tennessee. >> reporter: you hit the jackpot. >> and his older brother was here ten years ago for phillies. >> i grew up right there, that's what we did in 93, 97, this is our thing. philadelphia's thing, right? >> reporter: mayfair alone there were 6,000 people gathered there. the good news th

center city, 9 degrees, media, 6 degrees. on the other side of the delaware river, equally cold, smyrna, same thing. vi hammonton, 7. 13 degrees in cape may. windchill values this is for the next several hours, the morning hours today, 15 to 30 below in the darker shade which is the lehigh valley and the poconos. ten to 15 below for the i-95 corridor delaware and most of south jersey and the immediate shoreline, snirp -- anywhere from 5 to 10 degrees below. you can't have too many layers with the temperatures this cold. cover the extremities. 8:00 a.m., 7. 1 by shooting for a high of 16 degrees. during the afternoon windchills ranging from zero to ten below. >> folks we're following breaking news for you at 5:30. people living in west philadelphia homes back inside being forced into at cold morning air because of a gas leak. pgw crews contained a situation on the 100 block of north hobarth street. several families waiting for their heat to kick back on. we are told that the repairs are expected to be made to the homes shortly

center city restaurant week is underway. restaurants are offering signature three course dinners for $35 and some are running 20-dollar special for lunch. look for discounted parking coupons and ride sharing services. new restaurants open all the time in philadelphia. if you want to check them out or have an old favorite it's your week. >> 5:57 a.m. abandoning ship intense flames on a casino boat forced panicked passengers to swim to safety. >> a brand new segment on "action news" morning the city's top chefs teach you to cook like a pro in 6 minutes. el: broke, homeless, selling my body to get high, locked up, a slave to heroin - that was my life. married, a homeowner, a professional, recovering and thriving - that's my life now. i got help. you can too. new years means a new day for those struggling with addiction. don't suffer. don't wait. choose help. call 844 reachnj or visit reachnj.gov >> good morning it is 6:00 a.m., monday, january 15. matt is off, alicia vitarelli is joining us. >> thousands of people expected to g

. >> we'll head out to mobile 6 in center city philadelphia, the benjamin franklin parkway, this is a pretty good contrast here where down the shore snow coming down, it's covering the streets. it's covering the grass in them center city, philadelphia not the case what so whatsoever, mae snow flurry activity, but this is live from mobile 6. further inland from where john is, jeanette reyes joins us live from the farley plaza in hammonton, atlantic county. good morning, jennette. >> reporter: good morning, matt, the wind is blowing everywhere which, blowing left right, right in your face and creating whiteout conditions. take a look here, the plow trucks are trying to do their best to plow, but the snow continues to fall and the winds is throwing it everywhere way. i talked to the new jersey department of transportation they have 1500 piece of equipment out, they expect it to get worse, they are playing it by ear how much more manpower they have to throw on this as the day progresses and they asked to tell the viewers if you don't have to go out, stay home. we'll keep you posted on con

chris o'connell in center city tonight. all right. i'm intrigued, my friend. >> reporter: well, thomas, super bowl reaching a fever pitch here in center city. at a take a look what they just put up behind me here at city hall. large cut outs of birds players but some businesses already cashing in on the super bowl frenzy. it's still 12 days away from the super bowl. >> it's going to be crazy for the neck two weeks. >> reporter: bite sound of screen printers are making, it might as well be game day here at russian order ts.com in northeast philly. >> people are calling in to make shirts about the team because they're celebrating, and everyone gets pretty wild together. >> reporter: it's here where your idea, your picture, your meme is transformed into a tee shirt like the now famous eagles undog image or the catch phrase "philly philly" and today's latest, remember the eagles subway guy? he's now got his own shirt. dubbed the pillar killer. >> when people jump on either a meme or something that's popular among sports teams, you know, t

by the way, how are folks dealing with icy conditions in center city? >>> probably a lot of kids seeing the school drai delays ce down. the big reason is busses and pedestrians. that's what we are seeing in the city today. the areas not treated have icy patches taking people by surprise. >> these are the sounds from across the city from the peco building to university city, as people work the salt and scrape out of the wintery mix. >> i have seen so many people wipe out. i hope i get to my class on time. >> you could see the ice everywhere. these drexel students tread carefully on sidewalks. >> they have to catch their footing. >> the timing of today's mixed precipitation is what hurt most. here in hunting park, you could see a volume at rush hour. the streets department began their salting operation early in the day to brine 70 trucks with 35,000-tons of salt at their disposal. they kept going into the night. >> it's the cold ground, untreated asphalt. >> septa didn't feel a major impact and had employees working overtime in anticipation of icy conditi

. >> lets check in with ti outside of city hall in center city. with a look at the conditions in the city. i rick well the forecast seems like the snothe upper edges of the forecast for what we have here in center city. dumping several inches of snow here at city l ll lt e saw many bundling up bri into work. >> i looked out my window this morning and there wane really nsportation is running and i'm goi to rk. t down city businesses a st on schedule and employees made the commute on slick streets on work. their way int>> as long atays leak this b first sre snuggled would w s oh well hav mtoe the cookies. >> bw c sidewalks were met with warmthoughts. >> i love the e a i would. idn't start, but i have boots andt's there. l projected to beently surprised. >> it's bad when we have more than 5 inches that is bad. like this? just perfect for n too bad s >> and possibly the biggest hazard is what is yet to come and that is the slushy streets that are wet right now actually ice over. that could be extremely hazardousnd has 375 40,000 tons of salt. stay hom

regional rail line and inbound service heading towards center city is only limited. so, this is going to be a big problem for those of you coming in from the main line this morning on the paoli thorndale line. of course we'll keep you posted. i do expect that to also impact amtrak's keystone service that heads out for harrisburg so, again, we'll keep you posted. as we have been with this crash on the schuylkill expressway westbound side between city avenue and belmont avenue, looks like now once again it's confined to the right shoulder. they had the right lane blocked for a little bit. looks like that's opened now but expect some slowing coming west of city avenue. vine street expressway right by the schuylkill just up ahead there we had construction that closed the eastbound side of 76 overnight. it's reopened now. the crews do come back tonight coming up around 9 o'clock. on the big picture not too bad so far along 95 or the roosevelt boulevard. and our truck fire coming in from lancaster county on the eastbound turnpike by the bowmansville service plaza has clear

oh in center city with the deals and menus you can spending and hopefully weather will hold up , matt. >>> anita, it looks like it should be fine if folks want to get out and enjoy, maybe a little bit on the cold side and we are talking about a small chance for snowflakes out there as well, we will tell but the forecast when we come right back. >>> today is sunday january 14th, good morning, i'm jan carabao. it is down right cold and that does not begin to describe it. here's meteorologist matt peterson in the eyewitn at the forecast. >> it is just frigid, outside this morning, don't let the sun fool you because you will wake up, looking outside and man the sun's out, fantastic, we had nice warm temperatures, to end workweek but like all good things those warm temperatures have come to an end and an abrupt end, really yesterday in the afternoon, and now as we push into our sunday morning as well it is a frigid start to the day. outside we have sunshine. neighborhood network palmyra cove nature park across the river in new jersey shows a wonderful sunrise, you can see sky line, it look

little ominous looking at center city philadelphia. low clouds, in the scene there just had heavier band of rain, move through center city philadelphia . >> heavier rain, you may be hearing rumbles every thunder down the shore with embedded thunderstorms right now moving across portions of the atlantic then we are watching the thin band, very thin band, of heavier rain moving through just moved through philadelphia now moving into south jersey, you can see some heavy rain, gloucester, hit by this evesham, mt. laurel, seeing some heavy rain starting to move on in, but the heaviest activity, as i mentioned is now off shore. but probably getting a pretty good light show if you're in atlantic city to wildwood to cape may. look off to the southern skies lightning bolts, but we will clear things out as we head into the rest of the afternoon and still mild, temperatures in the 50's, as we head into the afternoon hours. sunshine breaking out by the pm commute. we are going to see rapid cooling, as we head into the evening hours dropping off in

so, what is this doing in center city? does that flag have yep, a patriots logo in it. we will take you inside the bar that welcomes paths fans. >>> and what do you feed your children early on in life can have lasting effects on their health. what doctors advise coming up. >>> congrats, family denzel washington gets a oscar nod, so who else is on the list? nominees and snubs from our friends at entertainment tonight, when we com pro tip: giant has great prices on produce. raspberries for john... strawberries for amy... what's a jicama? thanks! take a fresh look at giant's produce prices. this is how church in glen mills delaware county ended services on sunday with a stirring rendition of, fly eagles fly, and of course, the congregation has joined in, on that eagles chant. >>> e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles. >> there were a lot of eagles jerseys in the sunday worship leader tyler gardener and his wife brittany wore jerseys on stage great to see all day eagles spirit around the region. >>> federal workers are getting back to work after congress agreed a temporary spending bill, whi

well, this could be the best time to do it, it is center city restaurant week. our own anita oh is live with a sneak peak of is what on the menu, good morning, anita. >> reporter: good morning, jan we're live at carabou cafe this morning and when restaurant week first started in 2003, there were only 40 restaurants participating. now three times that, more than 120 restaurants participating. joining me is chef oliveri, cooking up a storm this morning and that is what you will be doing for next two weeks. can you talk about some items on your menu. >> it is very classical french cuisine and we only serve, simple dish, very tasty, if it sounds good, my rule is if it smells good, it has got to be good. this is a trout with a route puree, some sauce and beans. this is sea food crabs with shrimp, salmon and scallops in there, the white wine sauce, this is very typical french, you go to a restaurant in france you will see that on the menu. of course, we have some appetizers, typical appetizers , a salad, tuna salad, and it is a french restaurant and we have to have es

. >>> meanwhile, investigators are now looking for the cause of a high rise fire in center city. st. started early yesterday morning inside the wallric hotel. firefighters tracked down the source of smoke. hotel guests were evacuated to the building's mezzanine level by firefighters got things under control. no major damage is reported. squnchts t >> and the cause of this fire is still in question. police say the house was abandoned so no one was hurt. but it did take firefighters more than two hours to bring the flames under control. >>> a delaware man allegedly uses a toy gun to pull off a string of robberies. police arrested him yesterday. they say they found a black oozy style fake gun in his car. and they they his crime spree lasted about two weeks. in that time he allegedly robbed at least nine businesses around delaware. >>> 18 decrease outside. tomorrow governor elect phil murphy officially takes over in trenton. but today he'll be participating in community service events. he wants to create a way around restrictions in the new tax bill that would let residents make char

s office in center city. vernon, people who were ocked by all this really haven't being paying much attention. >> reporter: jim, d.a. krasner campaigned promising radical change and to attack the status quo here in philadelphia head on. his first move, to fire hundreds of years worth of prosecutial experience. it was a spectacle here today. the file boxes just kept rolling out of the d.a. office a clear sign the purge was under way. mass firings. more than 30 dismissals by the new regime and at his swearing in on tuesday larry krasner the new d.a. promised sweeping reforms including plans for less incarceration and a pull back on seeking the death penalty but he dodged questions about a rumored mass blood letting of career veterans like mark gillison a 30 year veteran prosecutor who starred in the homicide division for many years sending lots of killers to death road and life in prison. many of those fired today were like mark gillison too emotional or angry to speak on camera about how they're being treated

>>> plus, gunfire erupts on the street in center city. police shut down the entire block looking for evidence. those stories and more when "action news" continues. >> break be now on "action news," a woman steps out of a vehicle on i-95 and gets struck by another car. >> developing this morning police search for a suspect who set up a pleas glfer man and shot -- pizza delivery man and shot him. >> it's a chilly morning, but accuweather is tracking a warmup. good morning, everybody, tam is off, nydia han joins us. >> let's head to david murphy and karen rogers good morning guys. >> reporter: we're all color coordinated. >> reporter: we worked on that. >> reporter: i've been gone for a week, so i don't know about that. we have sunny breaks after the sunrise comes up over the horizon. a lot of clouds will have a tendency to evacuate, we'll see a break up beginning to happen. overall it's a mostly sunny day, 25 degrees in trenton. just 29 degrees in philadelphia right now. 31 in wilmington. 28 in reading. 31 in millville. 33 degrees in cape m

. >> head to the weather center and take a live look at sky 6 hd over the ent center city skyline and the clouds really stubborn during the day today. breaks there on the horizon and a period of hour or two with a little bit of sunshine and overall quite a chill in the area with wind out of the west northwest. 40 in trenton and 46 in allentown and 42 in trenton and 43 at the shore, atlantic city. so these temperatures technically are a little bit above normal but then you factor in the wind and it feels a lot colder than that. this is one of those patterns tonight and tomorrow night you look at the windchill feels like 35 that is how you dress in philadelphia and 20s for reading and freezing for trenton and just above freezing in millville. as we take a close look here at our flood watch we have one flood watch in effect toward the poconos and the northern extent of the lehigh valley near easton and northampton county because of an ice jam and ice is covering part of the delaware river, this far north from bank to bank. and that is creating restriction on the water flow. there is no f

let's look at the live picture outside over center city. there's just a little breeze out there this morning. we are going to track the winds throughout the day in fact gusting right around to about 25 miles per hour. a breezy day at best. current winds aren't terribly strong. most of us around 5 or 10 miles per hour. what's more important is the fact the winds are from the southwest to the west. that is a warm air flow. that's exactly what we need to pump up the temperatures for our weekend forecast. take a look at the temperatures as they sit currently in our philadelphia area. we're at 29 degrees. 28 in delaware. 30 at the jersey shore. let's drop into the philly neighborhood temps and some of us are a little above freezing. this is a wonderful picture. it's still cold, i know, but when we're starting around freezing and things are going up throughout the day, this is giving us the opportunity to creep into those 50s later. look at radar and satellite. also helping us out, the clear conditions. we have some clouds mostly over the norther

seeing light snow here in center city. go south of town into atlantic sit or down toward say salem county, these are areas already starting to see light accumulations, bring you right to the board. let's look at the storm, it is a formidable storm. central pressure has been dropping during the course of the evening hours. now of course the morning hours. down to 978. what's that mean to you and i? equivalent to category two hurricane in terms every strength it, will continue to send bands on northwest kick through the morning hours. and again, this is going to be intensifying storm, see the snow bands moving in, and you can actually see them moving in from southwest to northeast. look at future wind gusts together, that's going to be blizzard warnings in effect for coastal areas for good reason, because of the blowing and drifting snow it, means visibilities as early as say around lunchtime, we go down to about quarter of a mile, if we can maintain that for three hours, we have a full pledge blizzard on our hands, that's w

camera looking at the flags blowing in center city. police out there, of course, getting ready to deal with whatever traffic develops as the mummers come through center city. obviously cold and uncomfortable out there. the temperature is 9 degrees. the winds are not all that bad technically, probably 8 miles per hour at the airport. once the sun comes up it will get more blustery with gusts up to 25. the windchill value in philadelphia is three below. bundle up. satellite and radar showing you the lack of local cloud cover. shades necessary behind the wheel. 9 degrees in philadelphia. worst in reading. 2. lancaster, zero on the thermometer. 6 in allentown. 5 in trenton. 8 in millville. you get the picture. cold out there. with the wind ciking -- kicking up a little bit, it's cold out there. it's 4 below in trenton and allentown. 8 below in lancaster. 3 below in millville. terms today stay cold, 14 degrees by 10:00 a.m. noon, 17, and i'm thinking a high of 19 degrees for 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. of course, the windchill are the story.

a daring one and it is at the center of a play about to premiere this week in center city. joining me now to talk about the play called sensitive guys is director ever end and bichon. interesting title. guys hear the word sensitive and they get uncomfortable. tell me about the premise and story behind sensitive guys. >> well, it actually centers around two different groups of young people on a college campus. a group of young women and young men, both of whom are played by the same cast of female bodies and it's about sexual assault on campus, how we talk about it, how we cope with it and also how we handle issues that pertain to sexual assault as both young women and men and administrator as on campus as well. >> it's supposed to be funny and will be funny and insightful but it takes on a serious tone considering the climate, right? >> yes, it's m.j. kauffman, i think this is sort of his specialty, to look at really difficult issues with humor and humanity and the thing that the play is dealing with is how difficult it is to talk about this issue, how difficult it is to fa