jeanette reyes is inland in new jersey. jeff chirico is in delaware and wendy saltzman is standing by in philadelphia. >> philadelphia and afternoon die so -- diocesan schools are closed today. many schools delayed. >> my phone just went off, my kids are off school. to a surface.all day and go home >>> let's go over to karen rogers and david murphy for weather and traffic. >> reporter: a snow day. >> reporter: after 7:00 a.m. or so, it's going to fill in it is happening closer to the coast. closer to the coast, we have a blizzard warning in coastal counties in new jersey and delaware. snow will be heavier here and looking at strong blustery winds creating white out at times. there significant snow and drifting. a winter weather advisory in the northern and western suburbs, it will not be as bad, but slick conditions with lighter snow. you can see the banding coming in off the ocean. fighting dry air, but the dry air over the neck severalhe hours. despite the heavy have banged coming across the region even in spots where you

look for this to be a huge problem in new jersey. you want to stick to the new jersey turnpike, instead that will be slow with the speed restrictions. here's a live look at route 42 a much different story, the salt trucks have been out, they have not needed the plow trucks credit. you can see them waiting off to the side just in case. the main roads look okay, but you need to to be careful as you step outside. this is 422 at trooper. disabled vehicle, look how slowly you're going with the snow cover. you can see it's covering the road at this point matt and tam. >> let's get our live reports with our live reports first up to bat, john rawlins. >> he is live in somers point, new jersey, under blizzard warning good morning. john. >> reporter: under blizzard warning and code blue this is somers point in atlantic county, this is route 9 behind me, it is snow covered you can see plows, very little human activity on the roads. one or two cars a minute, by our count. the lights we had earlier has become moderate snow and became very, very w

the nearby cities of pittsburgh, new york, and newark, new jersey, are also on the list. jim, what is the biggest selling point right now for philadelphia to be the finalist for amazon? >> our people. our people. we've got great people, we've got great educational institutions, we got people who are educated and hardworking, and we got a great lifestyle. it's a great place to live, and it's affordable. all of those things -- >> as opposed to d.c., new york. >> yeah, d.c.'s way too expensive and too crazy. new york is also, even more so. >> mm-hmm, mm-hmm. >> who wants to live in newark? [ chuckles ] so, i think we've got it all. we've got the best people, the best location, and i think we got a real shot at this. >> i want to just say a word about the team that the mayor assembled, using greater select, matt cabrey, harold epps. they put a war room together. the package that they assembled was unbelievable. i mean, i have never seen a city government initiative that was so complete, so thoughtful, so engaged, reaching out to people. i mean, if you look at the videos that

threats a -- there's a big accident in salem county new jersey. look at the number of emergency workers. jack knifed tractor-trailer caught on fire. the woods caught on fire and the house caught on fire. avoid 295 southbound. they need letting traffic by at times near route 48. head to new jersey turnpike with 45-mile an hour speed restrictions there. this is what it looks like now route 1 by the christiana mall, you can see how the road is snow cove ramps are bad as you turn. you have to be careful as you head outside right now tam. >> now let's switch live to john rawlins in somers point new jersey, an area where you to the shore will be dealing wighest snowfall and blistered conditions. >> reporter: good morning, tam things come and go here as far as the snow and the wind. right now it kind of quiet and the snow has tapered off a bit. every once in a while a band of snow will come in here. i don't know that we've reached blizzard conditions looking back at route 9 southbound. i don't know if we reached blizzard conditions, but we have flirted w

points, new jersey. the shore is already starting to show it's going to be dealing with the highest snow totals and blizzard conditions. what's it like now, john. >> reporter: good morning, the winds continues to blow and the snow continues to fall. what's hard to estimate is how much snow accumulated. as you look behind me you can see there's grass there. parents li the wind has scrapped the snow off there at that point. you pan over to the right you look at route 9 here it is snow covered, we say that because plow train went through here 15, 20 minutes ago so it's quickly accumulating on the roads. it's hard snow to estimate what's actually fallen here, i would say as a general observation it's a cold, windy day, live in somers point, john rawlins channel 6 "action news." matt. >> 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 cent

blister warning in coastal counties in new jersey and delaware. winter storm warning in philadelphia, and trenton and dover 3 to 6 inches. less snow in the northern and western areas a winter e roads could be slick. satellite shows you the approach of the nor'easter we have bands of snow coming in. a lot of of what's out there right now is on the light side. down the the shore you're getting the brighter white. areas closer to the coast will pile up more snow overall. even where you see green and in between the early snow bands there could flurries and previous snow with snow coverage on the grounds. it looks like between now and the rush hour we're seeing periods of snow filling in later in the morning there will be a swift cut off a sharp cut off in the northern and western suburbs that could happen around allentown and reading. as we look at temperatures, it will be uncomfortable all the way. bluster out there temperatures in the mid 20s throughout the afternoon. you can see how the snow starts to taper off after 3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. the windchi

stepping live outside sky 6 hd showing you the battleship new jersey. david murphy has your update when "action news" comes right back. >>> meteorologist, david murphy is back and refining the forecast. >> the snow approaches. >> adjustments to make and the snow formed out of the carolina and georgia coastline now getting easier for the models to get ahold of. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing us we are dry ahead of any snow. and we look outside we have sunshine across the region beginning to give way to a little more increased cloud cover and a couple of folks taking a skate on the rothman ice rink at dillworth park and today is a good way to do it. and temperatures moderated a bit. 27 degrees and cold enough for coats and light winds and no real windchill to speak of this feels less harsh than the last couple of days. temperatures if the teens in allentown and 20 in reading and 27 in philadelphia and 29 in millville and 30 in cape may about light winds. 28 in allentown and 28 in trenton and 29 in reading and 31 in philadelphia and wilmington and

two other doors in the area and new jersey made the call. that was the right call. >>> she may be a patriot, but an eagles fan at heart. betsy ross house will replace the 13 star flag with green colors. ducis rogers, sharrie williams, jamie apody, brian taff will be bringing you live reports all week from minnesota at facebook and twitter and 6abc.com. >>> gunfire erupted inside a home along the 100 block of south third street in reading last night. the injured victim was rushed to the hospital. no word on their condition. investigators have not released a details about a possible suspect in the murder or motive. >>> a person is under arrest after this fire tore through a group home in north philadelphia last night. 6 people were injured. a man jumped to safety along 3400 block of 15th street. all the injured are in stable condition. >>> with the grammies along with the music there was a fair bit of politics, we'll show you the highlights. >>> a small plane comes down on the freeway out west. >>> later in business, you can file your taxes st

lets look at new jersey. this area of yellow, that say good idea to show you those cells are stronger in browns mills along 70 in berlin and glassboro, new jersey, dry in the city. but south jersey and delaware that extended through smyrna, and that line is pushing eastward. you are wet in mays landing and atlantic city. and another round of rain headed your way. and strong lines off the coastline than prompted a marine warning. be careful on boats. they are seeing gusty winds. and the temperatures it sure has been mild. 52 in quakertown and 56 in media and center city in new jersey right now we are look agent 60 in hammonton and 59 in vineland and 64 in minute, delaware. the send day in a row with temperatures in the low 60s. gusty winds though especially along the coastline where the storms are embedded. and gusty winds up to 21 miles per hour with some storms pushing off the coast. here is how the next 12 hours go, breaks of sunshine and that continues an early high of 64. and watch how temperatures fall t

jersey and -- sections of new jersey and moisture in delaware. we have snow east of great lakes and moving through the ohio valley. that will trigger the snowfall across the delaware and lehigh valleys. future tracker 6 join you for the rest of the afternoon at 4:00 p.m. today we have light rain mainly across coastal sections of new jersey and right through delaware. it continues and then it pulls away. then as we get into tuesday morning, 8:00 a.m., you notice the snow from west/east direction from the poconos to lancaster, by 1:00 p.m. it's across the delaware and lehigh valleys. it is light in nature, but it will last for the majority of the day. we've issued that accuweather alert. snow arrives toward dawn west/east direction, on and off snow throughout the day. a coating to two inches of snow is likely. it will be slippery for the i-95 corridor for the commute tomorrow. we have more details in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> a viral video shows a 7-year-old florida boy taken out of school in a handcuffs is raising eyebrows.

hill new jersey. john, you spent the day meeting with utility crews preparing for whatever falls from the sky throughout the evening, right? >> reporter: rick, correct. and something is falling from the sky. we've had an on again off again drizzle. it's definitely on again. it's actually a rain. it is starting to glaze up very lightly on some untreated surfaces metal cars, sidewalks, things like that. certainly not enough glaze or not enough ice to impact a power company. there's no doubt about it. that's not going to happen. both peco and pse&g say they are not expecting any problems tonight from this weather. >> we are cautiously optimistic. >> reporter: jim is the manager of pse&g's southern division that provides power to a half million south jersey customers. for residential utility lines like these, it can take as little as a quarter inch of ice to trigger power disruptions. a half inch can be crippling. his optimism is based on the amount of ice in the most recent forecast he had when we spoke

. >> a high ranking new jersey congressman announced his retirement today. veteran republican representative rodney frelinghuysen. gop veterans who are stepping down. with this decision a record 33 republicans will now leave congress at the end of the year. >> time right now for a check of traffic on a monday evening. >> matt pelman in the traffic hey, matt how is the weekend. >> weekend was good. got to meet lots of nice people at the auto show. fun time. good evening rick and monica, problems in autos and trains as well. patco running very limited service between center city and broadway and no service whatsoever between broadway and lind wall. -- lindenwold. about 5:30 this morning a patco train struck this pole. it's believed a conrail train earlier struck the pole and caused it to be leaning so patco train near the ferry avenue station smacks into this pole and as a result all day long we've had very limited service on the patco high speedline. njt as a result is cross honoring patco tickets. you can ride a new jersey transit bus once you get over to br

democrat phil murphy takes the oath this morning and becomes new jersey's new governor. >> eagles playoff tickets go on sale this morning. we've got a game plan. if you want to take your chances to try and score some. >> first up, that accuweather alert. let's turn to meteorologist, david murphy and karen rogers. good morning to you both. >> good morning. see some flurries but they'll be slow moving david. >> yeah, they are going to be and the alert we have in place really the focal point is tonight and in through wednesday morning. let's go ahead and take you to the weather center and there's a winter weather advisory in effect today, gradually going into effect in the poconos and then down toward the far northern suburbs and then later this afternoon starting to kick in in these counties closer to philadelphia, northern and western chester county and the northern halves of montgomery county and bucks county. this is where most of our snow is going to arrive. it will be a light snow but travel conditions in these areas later today and tonight as it starts to build in will be the worst th

. >> new video shows smoke and flames pouring from a tractor-trailer on the new jersey turnpike. that story is next. >> ♪ pro tip: giant has great prices on produce. raspberries for john... strawberries for amy... what's a jicama? thanks! amazing produce prices. only at giant. >> new video shows flames engulfing a tractor-trailer on the new jersey turnpike. you can see firefighters trying to put out the blaze yesterday on the southbound lanes near exit eight in mercer county. a passenger in the car is recording this video and you can hear him in the video describe how hot it is as he drives through the smoky and fiery scene. >> an aide for mitt romney says the former republican presidential nominee was treated for slow moving form of prostate cancer last year. he underwent surgery to remove the cancer and it did not spread. romney is currently thinking about running for a senate seat in utah. >>> new this morning, sixers legend julius dr. j erving is thanking his fans after a health scare over the weekend. erving tweeted a picture of himself with his family yesterday. he wrote

we expect blizzard conditions in parts of new jersey and delaware. the philadelphia metropolitan area could get pretty hard as well. many school districts are not taking any chances, philadelphia public schools are cancelling classes as is the philadelphia archdiocese and we have them running at the bottom of your screen and dann cuellar is in ocn city whichund 0 and christie ileto is in philadelphia to report on city storm preparations but first metrologist cecily tynan and adam joseph are in the action news weather center with the very latest information from accuweather cecily how do we stand have there been changes since six? >> no major changes look at the radar and the storm is forming on schedule and center of the storm 200 miles south of cape hatteras and one change i think there is going to be a bit of a battle overnight with the dry air. i think that dry air will be holding on overnight as we zoom in it actually looks like it's snowing pretty close to philadelphia but this is what is known as it's snowing higher in the atmosphere and dry ai

in new jersey. delays up to 45 minutes because of on going equipment issues buses are cross honoring tickets, watch for that delay, dave. >> reporter: on the big board, nice numbers, starting out in the 30s for the morning commute, 7:00 a.m., 8:00 a.m. 39, 40 degrees, probably a high of 52 either this afternoon or later this evening, as temperatures start to rise again. the evening commute up around 50 degrees, the milder air is here, it will be cloudy today with most of the rain holding off until later tonight or tomorrow. all green aircraft at the big board, the only sign of rain is down south in atlanta, tam. >> going on to "healthcheck." taking a look at encouraging news for women going through in vitro fertilization. researchers look at women who suffered from infertility. live birth rates are identical for fresh and frozen. both methods carry very similar success rates. >>> boston museum of fine arts have a new idea to protect priceless works of art of it involves a dog's nose. >> we have a fi

no arrests have been made. >>> smoke and flames damaged a house in cumberland county, new jersey. the fire broke out on park avenue in bridgeton before 2:00 a.m. crews arrived to find heavy flames coming from the second floor of the house. authorities have not told us the conditions of the people inside. >>> the senate will vote at noon whether or not to end the government shut down. democrats would agree to a three week spending measure in return for cooperation on the immigration. government essential agencies like the tsa and postal service is open. >>> opening statements will begin in the allentown mayor's trial. he is accused of trading $150,000 in city contracts for campaign donations. pawlowski says he is innocent. more and more student debt is keeping people from doing what they love. (horn sound) ♪ ♪ like buying a home. ♪ ♪ (knocking sound) traveling. ♪ ♪ even getting married. ♪ ♪ at citizens bank we can help you refinance both your federal and private student loans. so you can start saving and get on with your life. ask a leader in student lending how we

what we're following for you on "action news." >> a house exploded in new jersey with a man inside and he walked away without any injuries. we have the shocking details. >> plus, an arrest is made in connection with to the death of a 19-year-old university of pennsylvania student. >> the eagles game day, here what fans of both teams have to say about the matchup as the birds face the falcons. >> first, meteorologist chris sowers joins us outside live with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> reporter: feels like eagles weather out here, the cold front ar of hrs done a number on the temperatures. temperatures around midnight, allentown, 64. trenton, 63. dover, 62. pottstown and philadelphia both 61. fast forward a few hours later, look at the current temperatures. 32 in philadelphia. 26 in allentown. 1 in the poconos. 35 in millville. a gusty wind. trenton, 30 degrees and dover, 36 degrees. windchills getting ugly. 20 degrees in philadelphia. 12 in allentown. feels like minus 8 in the poconos. 12 in reading, 25 in millville. 18 in wilmington. throughout the day we'll feel th

the suburbs of new jersey, above freezing, 44 in tuckahoe. 42 this glass borough. 39 in claymont. 42 and 43 in southern delaware. the high, 47 degrees, above average, not as mild as the weekend, above average and breezy. >> a small plane was forced to make an emergency landing on a southern california highway. the pilot reported engine trouble near coast at that -- costa mesa. nobody was injured. >>> nicole egga tweeted what happened in his garage. she worked alongside him in the 80s and 90s on the tv sitcom charles in charge. >>> steve wynn has resign as the finance chairman of the republican national committee. the 76-year-old is said to have pressured his employees into several sex acts over several decades. >>> a new jersey native has become the youngest person to row solo across the atlantic. >> good to be home. [cheers and applause]. >> 19-year-old oliver crane from lawrence, mercer county. spent 44 days at sea on a 3,000-mile trip that began in the canary island. while the exhausted rower said barely a word, his father summed up what it took for his sun to make it across the a

manahawkin, new jersey, 17 inches of snow. the nor'easter itself is well up into nova scotia, but you can see the wind barbs putting strong winds wrapping in the region. 1 degrees by 8:00 a.m. 13 by 10:00 a.m. 15 by noon. 3:00 p.m., you will struggle to get to 18. you have to stop at 17 degrees for the high. what matters is what it feels like, with the winds rolling through the region we'll stay below zero straight up until 3:00 p.m. this is usually the mildest part of the day even then it will feel like below zero. n it drops down to 7 tonight. 10 below on 9:30 a.m. satur will stay raw through saturday, sunday the winds die down a little bit but it will be on the cold side. in terms of the next 24, 48 hours, frostbite times will be something to keep in mind in the delaware and lehigh valleys. if you go outside for 30 minutes and you're not properly covered up, you can get frostbite on your skin. in the poconos it will minutes. that's a word to the wise for those heading to the slopes nd tomorrow. quick hit here monday and tue

the new governor of new jersey promised to make the state a beacon that fights back against donald trump and used the same bible used by jack kennedy president john kennedy in 1961 to take the oath of office to become the 56th governor in new jersey history. his swearing in returns new jersey to full democratic control but murphy sounded the white note in saying his mission isn't politics it's people. >> the work of our administration will be about you, your families and your communities. we will never lose sight that we are one state and one family with different beliefs but common dreams. >> murphy received a phone call from president trump offering congratulations the white house said trump and murphy promised to work together and seek improvements in the country's infrastructure the wave of lawsuits to stop the fcc from repealing net neutrality has begun pennsylvania and delaware sued to block the change and did mozilla maker of fire fox browser and a handful of other organizations looks like we have scaled down the snow warnings just a bit but could be a very messy commute. >> slick

news" show first responders making a daring rescue to save a dog in camden county, new jersey. the dog fell through a partially frozen newton lake in okalyn. crews fastened ropes to themselves and crawled out to the stranded animal. they safely brought the dog back to shore. >> we see a lot of those rescues. >> reporter: we have, people know better, should anyway, animals don't, so great job by those guys, yes, stay off the ice unless you're salute shore it is thick enough to hold you up. >> right now temperatures could almost freeze you solid and hold you up. 9 in philadelphia. 6 in allentown, 17 in wilmington, 9 in millville. the windchill is really the story, feels like below zero everywhere across the region. even in cape may, we dipped to 2 below. 4 below in philadelphia. 7 below in allentown. cover up and bundle up frostbite is a possibility of if you're taking the el to the mummers parade, hard to see the numbers as the model is printing out. we're in the single digits until 8:00 a.m., 9:00 p.m. 20 to 21 on the model in center city. windchills severe from start to finish

police say he is a 39-year-old medford, new jersey man listed in stable condition at jefferson hospital. an off duty officer driving the pick up truck came upon the scene and started scuffling with the driver. >> he maim out of the car and attack -- came out of the car and attacked the off duty detective. the off duty detective had a firearm and struck the male in the head. >> reporter: the officer fired a dozen times hitting the suspect in the head. the suspect in in surgery at this hour in extremely critical condition. he has a virginia drivers license. police are withholding the wounded suspect's name because they have not been able to contact his next of kin. no charges have been filed. the officers reported no injuries from the wild encounter in south philadelphia this morning. vernon odem channel 6 "action news" live in south philadelphia. rick. >> thank you. police in reading, berks county are trying to sort out the circumstances surrounding a shooting that left three people dead. three men were killed inside a home on third south street. the 4th victim was rushed to the hospital

that's what's happening in new jersey. school administrators say as you might imagine the new rule is working and fewer students are getting to school late. >>> apple updates their plan to let older iphone users to stop the slow down of their devices. >>> shots of fired when gunman ambush a pizza delivery man on the job. we'll b right back. >> good morning it is 6:00 a.m., thursday, january 25. tam is off, nydia han joins us. >> we're following breaking news, a woman was hit outside the entrance of a hospital emergency room in delaware county. >>> grab the hats and gloves this morning it's going to be a windy and chilly start with warmer air on the way. >> we're getting ready for the super bowl matchup between the eagles and the patriots is approving to be a hot ticket not just in philadelphia. >> reporter: i have three green dresses, i don't know which day to wear this on. >> reporter: i was in florida, we were at a beach club watching the game. i think the people next-door were sky it -- like, keep it down. some of you m

we'll tell you how many taxpayer dollardollars new jersey is offg to try to get amazon to come to the state. >> we'll show you the saving of a fisherman and on health check, experts say pregnant women are getting prescribed a drug too often that could lead to birth defects. >> future tracker showing one to two inches of rain. we are going from near record warmth tomorrow to bone chilling cold for the weekend. i have details on that in the accuweather forecast. >> less than 48 hours out from the playoffs. jeff skversky hears from the eagles when "action news" continues tonight. ♪ ♪ we just moved in about four months ago, just kind of ties in very well. we love it! just kind of ties in very well. >> tonight in california, 17 people are confirmed dead. another eight are missing in the wake of the deadly mudslide in intrassanta barbara county. the debris has blocked access to some areas but they remain hopeful. >> a former penn state player plans to enter a not guilty plea to robbing a wawa. he was considered one of the top college prospect in the country. police say last july he hatc

bob brooks, channel 6 "action news." >> hottest ticket in town bob, thank you. >> new jersey has a new governor tonight. democrat phil murphy was sworn in today. in his first official address the top official at the garden state took aim at the top official of the country, donald trump. vernon odom is live now. >> reporter: he did indeed rick. mr. phil murphy is a hard line democrat. and chris christie is the dominant political personality here for the last eight years but now that era is over and a new day here in trenton. >> the powers delegated to me -- >> at high noon supreme court justice swore in the new governor. governor phil murphy is a multimillion from wall street and a diplomat during the obama administration and never held elected office before. he promised to work to undue work of president trump's directions. and took aim at the widely racist remarks. >> it's leadership that made our countries a place where immigrants still come in hope of a better future and that includes from haiti and the continent of africa. >> he promised to align himself with unions and school fund

running for new jersey's 11th district congressional seat. >> we're taking on a fight for the very soul of this country. we're taking on a fight to protect our values, to protect what we think america stands for. and we can do this together. >> reporter: this mother of four coaches her children's soccer and lacrosse teams. she's also a former navy pilot and federal prosecutor who decided to run, she says, after becoming disenchanted with the 22-year republican incumbent. >> serving my country for my entire adult life. to be here and have a congressperson who wouldn't meet with his constituents, that just offended my sense of democracy. >> reporter: so she's here joining the throngs of womening marching worldwide for the second annual women's march. since last year they've moved beyond the clever signs and chants. they're now part of a so-called pink wave, with thousands of women turning their anger into political activism. the statistics are striking. 389 women are running for the u.s. house of representatives. 49 women are running for the u.s. senate. and 79 women are running for gover

the weather was mild so no one suffered any ill effects from the cold. >> ♪ >> from our new jersey news room a stubborn fire tour through a single family home in mercer county last night. firefighters were tackling the flames from the roof of a home in hamilton township. no injuries have been reported and the cause of the fire has not been released. >>> and police have made an arrest in a hit-and-run tragedy on the schuylkill expressway. 32-year-old michael house an employee of k and s together was killed on the roadway on sunday night. house was assisting a disabled motorist along the eastbound side. authorities say a ford f-150 driven by 35-year-old emanuel doxy struck house and then just kept going. a witness followed doxy and called police who later arrested him. house leaves behind a wife and two young boys, a seven-year-old and a two month old. >> 5:57 now. next and new this morning, fire in west philadelphia forces more than a half dozen people from their homes. >> our super bowl coverage from minnesota continues. sports stars are not the only celebrities checking in with "action

live in new jersey, 295 here at haddonfield road we see the snow mostly on the sides of the roads, but some of the lanes we're catch that go, as well. be careful as you head out, matt. >> hundreds of seniors face the bitter cold whhe fire broke out at their highrise in atlantic city. john rli details and help for the fire victims. >> reporter: good morning, matt, i t slow gradual return to normal, but it will take a while there's a lot of snow on the ground. you can look around me beeen and the plowut it looks like. you can get an idea what the if you look at macarthur boulevard which is the main roa that takes you city that's down to bare asphalt. many businesses are opening late, banks and million officeses and such up in atlantic city, authorities there are dealing with the aftermath of a fe ir a highrise hou it. >> they are sending us over is closed down ther buildings. rn. >>> one residents who rooms in variousitney to warm hotels and casinos. a fire in the 16 story to your forced -- 16 story to your were forced into the fire was thought to be electrical in nature. >> this turned

the new jersey transit river line is suspended right now in mercer county. it's all because of debris on the tracks near hamilton and they're out there trying to pick up. it's suspended between hamilton avenue and the trenton transportation center much watch for those restrictions. also the norristown high speedline they have equipment problems and seeing 15 minute delays. it is so brutally cold outside to be waiting 15 minutes for your train or to find out that it's not running at all with the river line so be prepared before you head out. we had an accident that very quickly cleared here on the white horse pike at copley road. watch for this in barrington, camden county. you you may see some emergency workers leaving the scene there. this is the blue route past ridge pike. we had an earlier disabled vehicle. here it is cleared. we've seen a lot of problems with disabled vehicles. this one here on the roosevelt boulevard extension has been out here for hours so watch for that on the boulevard extension as you're heading southbound right now. looks like it's

the explosive new details in the south jersey murder arrest. prosecutors announce several arrests including her husband. officials are warning folks to check on their loved ones after a woman is founded outside of her home. and the district attorney goes one-on-one. what larry krasner has to say about the firing of dozens of prosecutors. now for adam joseph,ecily tynan and rick williams i'm monica malpass make it a good evening. >>> husband dr. james kauffman me a member ofth helping him to pagan motorcycle gang. annie mccormick is live now outside of the prosecutors office in mays landing. what are the details here? >> reporter: jim, you are right. the prosecutors office announcing a number of twists and turns in this caseaying that dr. james kauffman hired members of the pagan motorcycle gang in a murder for hire plot to kill his wife, april kauffman. th motive shed to expose an illegal drug operation dr. kauffman was allegedly running with the gang. it comes six years after popular radio show host april kauffman was found shot to death in he

. >> new jersey's new governor joined the states attorney general today to talk about gun safety. phil murphy and. they're reversing a rule adopted by the christie administration. it attempted to weaken new jersey's stringent standard of what he considered a justifiable need to carry a happened gun. murphy says there are too many guns on our streets and adding more will not make new jersey communities any safer. >>> turning to our weather tonight we made to it friday. the weekend is finally here and chances are most of us will like the weekend forecast. meteorologist adam joseph is in for cecily tynan night he's in the "action news" weather center with a look at the weekend. kind of a little bit of everything adam, hm? >> both days are warm but one day far better than the other. right now temperatures we're still a bit on the chilly side but this is normal for this time of year to be sitting the at that 40 degrees for philadelphia, syracuse burlington vermont 26 degrees but look just to the west pittsburgh right now 52 degrees. that warmth it is waiting and there's a good bubble o

also, parts of route 29 across the river over in new jersey were shut down today as a precaution but this intersection of river road and ferry road in lower makefield remains closed at this hour. reporting live from lower makefield, walter perez channel6 "action news." jim. >> thank you, walter. >>> meanwhile deldot is getting the jump on snow late tomorrow by starting to brine major roads today. deldot trucks were laying down brine along lancaster pike in hockessin just about noon. authorities say they're not expecting significant accumulations, that's what they believe but they are worried about icy conditions. meteorologist adam joseph tracking the latest information from accuweather. adam, what's the story. >> the story is a quick little clipper system and you can see it in the ohio valley. when you take a look at this system you say this is not a lot there and there isn't but as this progresses through the east the front that comes through here tomorrow night early wednesday will spark an ocean storm. now we don't get the ocean storm but with everything coming together we do get

new jersey is among 18 states hiking the minimum wage today for the new year. health check at 11:00 tonight, you may have been one of the millions of people hitting the gym today in the hopes of hitting a healthier routine for the new year. up fortunately, most resolutions will fail. basic strategies involved are psychology. believing you can do it is the most important factor. the american ike logical factor calls itself efficacy. researchers say it takes 21 days to become a habit and pace yourself and treat resolutions like a marathon not a sprint. another tip from the experts, strategize. coming up with a concrete plan is more likely to succeed without a vague plan of measurable goals. we want to know what your new year's resolutions are this year. we found a couple of people offering lofty goals and others trying to get through day by day. >> i want to start my own business and go to more restaurants and that's pretty much it. >> get more sleep this year. and probably to be more consistent. that's my goal for the year to be consistent. >> i want to stay pos

in new jersey, 295 black horse pike southbound traffic heading toward 42 no problems this morning. looking good, roads are dry. however, you have the ice and the crust on the roads and the ramps the main highways in good shape, the secondary roads are frozen in spots. this is i-95 catman, southbound traffic -- southbo traffic hng towarcenter ramps and secondary roads are aiffereory. the vine is oking good, a good start to the day early on. >> a l dunkin' donutsoved artificial dyes from t recipes. stores in new england and upstate new york is looking for a smaller menu it will be rolled out nationwide by the end of march. >>> major stock indices are seeing solid gains. how equities fare in the beginning of the year tell us what to expect as the months goes on. the dow closed $25,000, the nasdaq up by 58. s&p 500 up by 19. this morning futures are pointing to a higher open. >>> a little girl is taking credit for a rare snowfall last week. >> victoria was visiting her grand parents and wanted to see snow for the first time, she said a prayer. even though it was cold, she ran around an

it will open tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. >> from our new jersey news room a committee woman in north jersey wants to ban texting and walking in her town. nancy adams is proposing ticketing distracted foot traffic in maplewood township essex county and wants fines to be minimal saying the goal is to make people more aware of their surround z. it must drafted as an ordinance first and then considered by the public. >> five days away from the super bowl but the celebrations have already gotten going in minneapolis. >> new this morning, a fire forces seven people from their home in west philadelphia. >> and our breaking news continues. two women found dead inside their northeast philadelphia home. police this morning searching for a gunman. >> ♪ >> meteorologist, david murphy >> ♪ >> good morning. it's 5:00 a.m. on this tuesday, january 30th. here's what we're following. >> a snow and rainy mix. we're timing out when each band arrives and how much you could see in your neighborhood. >> breaking news. a disturbing discovery in a northeast philadelphia home. two women including one in a wheel

no arrests were made. >>> smoke and flames damaged a house in cumberland county new jersey, the fire broke out on park avenue in bridgeton, before 2:00 a.m. crews arrived to find heavy flames coming from the second floor. police have not released any conditions of the people inside. >> the senate will vote at noon today on whether or not to end the government shut down. under the proposal taking shape democrats would agree to a spending measure in return for republican cooperation on the immigration policy and other pressing matters. all essential argues like tsa and postal service are open. >>> statements will begin in the corruption trial of mayor pawlowski who is accuse accused of running a pay to play scheme. he says he is innocent. >> our coverage of the nfc championship continues. >> up next why a new york city skyscraper is lit up in green. >> empire state building is ready for the super bowl showdown lit up in eagles green along with blue and red for the patriots. but notice the green is on top. >> that's the way it will work out. >> reporter: in two weeks it will be green al

. >>> from our new jersey newsroom. phil murphy was sworn in as the 56th governor of new jersey just moments ago. this is a live look as the new governor he is addressing the audience at the war memorial in trenton and now lets look at video from moments ago when the governor took the oath of office. coming up vernon odom will have a recap of the ceremony and what the garden state's new governor had to say on his first official day. >>> time is it running out for congress to agree on funding. at the heart of the debate the fate of 800,000 undocumented immigrants. here is both sides of the issue. >> reporter: president trump is back at the white house with a possible government shut down just days away. at the center is the daca program that protects 800,000 undocuments immigrants from deportation. the president rejected one bipartisan proposed plan. >> my goal is to get us moving forward. >> the president is pending the blame on democrats, tweeted, the democrats want to shut down the government for amnesty for all and b

from philadelphia all the way up to doylestown, lansdowne and down to williamstown, new jersey, about one to 2 inches, wilmington is caught in this as is trenton and then as you step up into those northern and western suburbs we have a shot at two to 4 inches by the time this is all done. remember, it starts earlier up there, too. up in the lehigh valley today, 34 degrees with late snow. either late this afternoon or early this evening. at the shore you're going to have to wait until night or overnight to get some rain and snow mixing in. in philadelphia mostly cloudy staying dry during the day with a high of 42 and then that snow coming in later tonight. your exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, an accuweather alert for today bit it's really -- but it's really for tonight. that's when the snow will start to have the most impact across the region. 42 is the high. an alert again tomorrow for that morning snow shower activity that could make the morning commute rather slippery in some spots. 35 degrees is your high there. on thursday, sunny, brisk and cold, 37 but then friday milder wi

. >> ready, running back corry clement from glassboro, new jersey is ultimate under dog store own this team making roster as a rookie free agent in training camp. now he says his goal, to make sure broad street is packed, for a parade. >> you know, you are not only representing philadelphia eagles but the city of philadelphia. i have a lot to play for. i have family to play friend, friends my hometown. i'm sure everybody else has a chip on their shoulder that they want to play for and we just want to get out to minnesota, lock in and handle our business. >> eagles biggest issue in super bowl lii could be patriots ron gronkowski who has most yard in playoff position at his position. gronkowski returning to patriots practice. he has yet to be cleared. tom brady and paths offence ranked number one, second in passion and second in scoring as well but brady bunch they are in for a tough one against the eagles defense. >> they've got, you know, a great defense, you know, as good as we have faced all year and the d line is, you know, better than any team we have faced all year. fletcher cox i

we have a water main break in new jersey, details on that next. ♪ ♪ start the car! start the car! the ikea winter sale. wooooooo! get up to 50% off select items. now through january 10th. ikea. ♪ ♪ start the car! start the car! the ikea winter sale. wooooooo! get up to 50% off select items. now through january 10th. ikea. accuweather alert day, not because of the morning commute, even though it's cold, and you could see icy spots from the snow and cold. but later in the evening commute. things will be tough for you to get back home. >> all i wanted for the week was for my pipes to not freeze. now we're on to monday and folkser dealing with that. >> reporter: all i wanted was to get my children and husband out of the house, we were all cooped up, we were frozen in. pipes bursting is bad. good morning, everybody, 73 northbound past cooper road. you see the flashing lights, yet another water main break. speaking of pipes bursting it's happening everywhere, it's the second one this morning. 73 is a major road in new jersey. northbound past cooper road, we're seeing at least the ri

and vineland new jersey 6 inches of snow. and a heavy band that 10 miles across the jersey shore brought blockbuster numbers much the official n 17 isn margate 16 inc12.7. and b row. gustswere howling and a lotf timw was blo way and allentown4ton 46 and cape may 57. and blizzard conditions at the shore and they have a big impac on our weather for the nex days. >> we have the cold we have not seen if m r ornddold in fact lets look at themachine, it has a arounwi wind wrapp ulli coming in from canada and then a fresh snow pack now on the ground and to the 11 inill. philadelp at pittsburgh down to 10 below zero and that is heading in fact, windchill advisorieosted and they into effect tonigt throughout the day on saturday for the entireiewing area and a warning up in the poconos where there it like close to 30 degrees belowwhen we wake up tomorrow morning allentown to the poconos 15 to 20 below and philadelphia and trenton and all countieo the lehigh valley. 10 to 15 degrees bel zero and 5 to 10 below for new jersey as well as s

and new jersey. the conrail delaware bridge that connects the rail line from pennsauken to the bridesburg section got stuck in the upright position and new jersey transit had to suspend the rail line between the 30 and street station and they worked to fix the problem. service has resumed . >>> it's inauguration day in philadelphia as the city's new district attorney, controller and various judges were sworn into office. vernon odom is live in center city with a look at today's historic ceremony. >> reporter: good afternoon rick, today's ceremony was relatively sparsely attended but spirited nonetheless, larry krasner the new da in the wake of his nearly two term predecessor, seth williams spending time in federal prison after a corruption conviction. >> on the office of the district attorney of the city of philadelphia. >> with that larry krasner a public defender and civil rights attorney is the new district attorney. a critic of mass incarceration and it's death penalty and wants to reform the cas

they are blocking off the road. 73 is a busy area in new jersey. traffic is backed up 73 northbound as you head past cooper road because of a water main break in voorhees. tacony-palmyra bridge opening schedule at 6:20 a.m. stick to the betsy ross bridge instead of the tacony-palmyra bridge. vi expressway eastbound we've got an accident the off-ramp to the benjamin franklin parkway. looks like a single-vehicle accident someone spun out and hit the side wall there. be careful on the vine street expressway. people are getting by on the benjamin franklin parkway, but it's tricky to do that right now. >> looking at the big picture, we're in the green traffic flow, i-95, schuylkill expressway, 42, main roads looking good, lots of snow and ice on the secondary roads. an accident on i-95 southbound in bristol township bucks county. this is just coming into us right now. the windchill 8 degrees, it's cold out there, the big deal today is the accuweather alert for the wintery mix later this evening. it will be a tough ride home. lehigh valley coating to an

jeanette reyes inland in new jersey. jeff chirico in newark, delaware. wendy saltzman giving you a sense of what things are like in philadelphia itself. >> first up, weather and traffic with david murphy and karen. good morning. >> reporter: a lot of roads seem passable but things are changing roads around here are getting tough on the highways. >> reporter: we'll show you storm tracker 6 live in a second, i want to start you with a series of winter alerts. a blizzard warning is in effect in coastal counties in south jersey and delaware the heaviest snow and the strongest wind gusts and the poorest visibility where you see the red. winter storm warning in all counties on the delaware valley. fairly significant snowfall and drifting snow. it gets less in the purple counties. even there where you get snow you have to slow it down. the nor'easter is getting clong in intensity starting to push the snow bands through the western portions of the region. as we look at storm tracker 6 live double scab, you can see we're seeing s

it is been a long night for police and neighbors in camden county new jersey. authorities are in a standoff with somebody barricaded in a home firing shots at police and police vehicles. people have been evacuated or told to shelter in place. black horse pike regional school district and gloucester township public schools have announced they are closing until this situation is resolved. let's go over to "action news" reporter, jeanette reyes live in government -- gloucester township, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, this is an emergency situation set up here, this is the high school, it's no surprise that school is canceled, a little more than half the parking lot is taken up by emergency vehicles. this started 9:00 p.m. last evening. police responded to shots fired. the situation turned into a barricade incident. the suspect has been hostile toward them firing multiple shots at police vehicles and the officers, as well. at this point there are no reports of injuries. we were told initially that all the residents were evacuated, but at this point we are