All around i guess. Looking at the winds from yesterday, they were just horrific werent they but theyre gone and pretty nice day shaping up. We have sunshine on the way a little bit later this morning. There will be high clouds this morning and later this afternoon i think we brighten up again. 29 degrees right now so snuggling weather early. 25 degrees in allentown, 26 degrees in reading, 27 in wilmington, 28 in trenton and 29 down in cape may. And the winds again are much lighter down into the Single Digits and thats a nice relief after those Wind Warnings and advisories yesterday. Heres where numbers are going. 28 degrees by 7 00 a. M. By noon, 40. As i said through the late morning and middle part of the day that their will probably be high clouds and by 3 oclock bright again with a high of 46 degrees. 42 by 5 oclock and back to the upper 30s by 7 oclock. If you have plans for date later tonight as some of you might youll want the winter coats as it is going to be cool. We have a big warmup coming for the weekend karen ill have more on that in accuweather. Tam start fundamental her day snuggling up to matt so i chucked him with a chocolate heart so everybody celebrates differently. The Burlington Bristol bridge scheduled to go up right about now. Watch for that. You cant take the turnpike connector bridge. That remains closed for the structural problems. Outside live on the roosevelt boulevard here approaching broad street traffic moving nicely. Both lanes are opened. We had some overhead lighting crews out there but theyve done their job and theyre headed home. Looking live on the vine street expressway westbound headed towards the schuylkill, eastbound no overnight construction, all the ramps are looking good right now and no problems right now on the vine street expressway. On the big picture, no major issues. In kensington boston street remains closed with that that giant sinkhole. In the overbrook section wynnewood road still blocked between city avenue with downed trees and wires. That was a problem problem from yesterday matt. Michael flynn resigned one month into his tenure amid growing concerns about flynns contact with the Russian Ambassador to the u. S. And whether he misled Vice President mike pence. Action News Reporter Annie Mccormick is following this story live from the satellite center. Annie. Matt, he gave his Resignation Letter monday night. In that letter flynn said he gave Vice President mike pence incomplete information about his calls with russias ambassador to the united states. The now former National Security adviser initially said he had not discussed sanctions with the russian envoy but later said the issue may have come up. Now, there were different accounts coming from the administration over what flynn said about sanctions in recent weeks. Last month the Justice Department warned the white house that flynn could be in a compromised position after intelligence picked up conversations as part frankford routine monitoring and claimed they knew it to be true that flynn had discussed sanctions. President trump named retired Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg as acting National Security adviser in the interim. Trump is also considering former cia director David Petraeus and also vice admiral Robert Harward as a u. S. Navy s. E. A. L. As permanent replacements. Annie mccormick channel6 action news. Back to you. Thank you annie. Steve mnuchin has been sworn in as treasury secretary. The former wall street banker took the oath of office at the white house last night. The Senate Confirmed mnuchin in a mostly Party Line Vote of 5347. Democrats opposed the cabinet pick saying he was a for closure machine at one west bank. Republicans say his long tenure in that finance makes him uniquely qualified to run the treasury. Mnuchin is that expected to play a key role in republican temps over halt u. S. Tax code. A doctor with deep roots in philadelphia has become the first unanimous confirmation after trump cabinet. The the senate voted 100 to nothing for David Shulkin to serve as secretary of veterans affairs. He had been the va under secretary during the obama administration. Jerry sanduskys adult son in jail this morning charged with child sexual abuse. 41yearold Jeffrey Sandusky was arraigned in the same center city county courthouse yesterday where his adoptive father stood trial. Authorities say Jeffrey Sandusky committed Crimes Involving two under aged girls over a five year period. And well keep an eye on this story for you as well. And septa Officials Say a female Police Officer forcibly assaulted by an aggressive kisser. This happened at the 69th street terminal in tup darby yesterday afternoon. A man ran up to the transit officer and kept trying to kiss her. She was ultimately able to push the suspect off and arrest him. That man is now facing several charges. Pennsylvania state regulators have approved a pipeline that would bring marcellus shale natural gas to the refinery in marcus hook. Sunoco logistics says its mariner east two pipeline will that stretch from that eastern ohio all the way through chester and delaware counties. They will be able to transport 275,000 barrels of nat gasper day four times the capacity of the current pipeline yesterdays environmental signoff means construction can begin. A Housing Development is one step closer to becoming a reality on the grounds of a historic Chester County battlefield. The Westtown Planning Commission voted last night to recommend to the board of supervisors that Toll Brothers be allowed to build 400 homes on the site. Its also the home to the battle of brandywine. The story of George Washingtons troops retreating to philadelphia during the revolutionary war is reenacted every year. Some residents fear the developer will level the farm and the history that it holds. We take part of our history and we just once its gone its gone. Were in an interesting position because we understand the emotional attachment but at the same time the Planning Commission has to follow the law. The board of supervisors will hold public hearings next week. The Pennsylvania State Senate Chambers expected to reopen following a vandalism spree at the State Capitol in has bunch it happened early sunday morning. Police say 27yearold ryan stump was drunk when he broke into the capitol and sprayed a fire extinguisher in the hallways by the Senate Offices and chambers. What he told us was that he was in town, you know, for the weekend to have a good time with his girlfriend and somehow he ended up in a fight and he ended up here. Stump faces a number of charges including burglary and vandalism and resisting arrest. The Capitol Preservation Committee is checking several historic portraits for possible damage. Crews also conducted air quality tests to make sure it was safe for people to return to the building. 4 37 now. New developments this morning in the search for a group of fishermen missing off the alaska coast. David. Got a few clouds around a little later this morning. Wee well start out with a lot of stars. Cold at the bus stop ranging between 27 werent 28 between 6 00 a. M. And 8 00 a. M. This afternoon the kids were ease back a bit on the gear. Ill have your afternoon story and that warmup coming toward the end of the week. Thats all in the seven day. Fire tears through cars at the disneyland parking garage. That story up next right after the break. A smoky fire at disneylands main parking structure burned eight cars and injured seven people. It happened at the mickey and friends parking structure in anaheim yesterday. Seven disney employees were treated for smoke inhalation. Churches park visitors and employees were stuck outside the structure for about two hour. Authorities have not given a cause for what kicked off the blaze but they do say that they dont suspect foul play. Disney is the Parent Company of 6abc. David joins us and the question is will people be looking for love in all the wrong places today. I dont know the answer to that matt but i can talk weather if you want. Fair enough. Storm tracker6 live double scan shows us that we are dry for the beginning of your valentines day and not as windy as yesterday. That will be a theme of this forecast which is kind of nice. Breezes are going to pick up a little bit later in the week. Taking a look outside and we have tranquil conditions over the ben franklin bridge and pens anpenns landing. Chilly this morning. Youll want your coat. At least youre not bracing against that strong blustery wind we had yesterday. Dry air and there are the winds out of the west at just 8 Miles Per Hour. So, a lot better out there. Some suburbs are little bit cooler than the upper 20s but generally speaking not bad. You can see there are some high clouds beginning to streak in from the west. If we do get some early sunshine it will that probably start to melt behind or fade behind those high clouds for awhile this morning and then we expect those clouds to kick off the coast later this afternoon and we should reemerge with lots of sunshine. So, well call it sun, some clouds at times today. 28 degrees by 8 oclock. By 10 oclock, 33. By noon, 40. Notice im placing more high clouds in portion of the day. By 3 oclock its bright again and a high of 46 degrees, a few degrees better than yesterday, pretty nice and of course with less wind thats even better. By 6 oclock were down to 40 and well be heading into the 30s pretty quickly this evening. High temperatures this afternoon across the region 43 degrees in allentown, 44 in trenton. 46 in philadelphia and in wilmington. Looks like well be up to about 47 degrees in millville and then 48 down th 48 down then cape may. A little bit milder down south. If you had plans to head out on valentines day evening, well, heres what you can expect. By 4 oclock, 44 degrees. By 6 oclock, 40 degrees. And for dinner and a movie tonight 37 degrees by 8 oclock. By 10 oclock well be down to 35 degrees. And by midnight tonight if youre out that late, 34 degrees, so winter coats advised tonight. Not a lot of wind and that is one active heart animation. Wow. All right. So, then we go into tomorrow. And tomorrow is looking pretty good. Were going have some clouds building overnight tonight t those will be around tomorrow before the sun reemerges later in the day t looks like this coastal low will probable be far enough off the coast where it only kicks clouds in the area. Down the shore there could be a sprinkle or shower early tomorrow morning before we see that storm kick off the coast. Were going to get up to 49 tomorrow so a little bit milder and a little breezy, 12 to 20 Miles Per Hour wind with clouds giving way to sun. Your exclusive accuweather 7day forecast, todays high will march up to about 46 degrees for your valentines day and sun and occasionally for a portion of the day a few clouds overhead. Then clouds to sun on wednesday, 49. Back to 39 on thursday, windy and colder and then mostly sunny on friday and inching back to 44 degrees so a little bit of a dip here. And then becoming milder on saturday. It now looks like well go all the way up to 57 for a high and on sunday were still looking partly sunny and nice with a high of 60 and not far below 60 for president s day monday. When were not on the air you can always get the latest are Weather Information by going to 6abc. Com weather and its nice that its going to be a decent day for valentines day and valentines eve. We sure do that appreciate it. Sure. Thank you david. New this morning the coast guard in alaska called off the search for a fishing boat and its six passengers. The 98foot vessel went missing in the frigid bearing sea. The boats electronic locating device was recovered on saturday morning in a debris field that contained buoys a life ring an oil sheen. The coast guard does not know the cause of the boats disappearance and says it is unlikely anyone survived. Dramatic video from israel shows a massive crane come crashing down. It was being used by construction workers near tel aviv. The crane crushed a car and injured four people including a nineyearold girl. But amazingly everyone is expected to survive. Officials are now trying to figure out if the crane had been up to code. New on action news a winter warmup led to a frightening situation from green bay in wisconsin. The driver of a vehicle ventured out onto the ice but the warmer weather led to that scene. Not thick enough to get over anymore. Rescue crews had to set up a special trying get the vehicle out of the water. The driver was not hurt. And with the warmer winter crews say that scenes like this are becoming a lot more common. And there are drive through restaurants and even pharmacies but how about this a funeral so many getting in on the business. We can tell you what you can now drive through to do when we come right back. New on action news a funeral home in that memphis tennessee is offering drive through services so you can say all right final goodbyes from the seat of your car. Owner ryan bernard says he got the idea from a funeral home in california. His main goal is to make it more convenient for families who are already dealing with losing a loved one. The service is free for customers with funeral packages. Bernard says the viewing would be only during Visitation Hours and that there is security on the property. Karen i hope my loved ones love me enough to get out of the car and come to the grave site. That is wrong. Get out of the car, please. No drive through funeral service. All right, lets look outside this morning on this valentines day. Were looking live at i95 at the betsy ross bridge. Traffic is moving nicely. Good shot of the roads. Were clear. Were dry this morning. Southbound traffic headed towards center city, no overnight construction. No delay. Youve got a very easy 13 minute ride southbound from woodhaven to the vine so looking good there and on the big picture we can see no big accidents. Blue route, schuylkill expressway i95 mostly moving in the 40s and 50s and in overbrook we still have a problem on wynnewood avenue. Blocked between city avenue and latches lane. We have downed trees and wires from yesterday. We had those horribly winds. Thats one of the spots you can see in it overbrook. Stick to lancaster avenue instead of wynnewood road in that area until theyre able to clean that up. Although the winds have relaxed you may see residual problems from yesterday. Pocopson 926, street road is shut down. That began yesterday and lasts through september 1st. This new construction is going to be out there for quite awhile. Doing bridge replacement. You can stick to lenape road or Baltimore Pike stemmed lets switch over here. Burlington bristol bridge northbound back down after an earlier opening with a northbound ship. The turnpike of connector remains closed and that will be through at least april. But you can take the Burlington Bristol now. Lets switch over to west deptford gloucester county. We have construction out here blocking a couple lanes, the right lane until 6 oclock. So, thats approaching exit three exit two for 322. Live in new jersey this is 42. No big problems. Northbound traffic coming up from deptford or turnersville looking pretty good with pretty light volume. Lets show our the temperatures as youre about to head out the door. Even colder than yesterday. Temperatures almost 10 degrees cold. Its only 29 in philadelphia, 25 in allentown, 25 in millville, 29 in cape may. Little bit of a wind chill in effect, too. Feels like just 21 this morning. Feels like 9 degrees in mount pocono so o certainly a cold start to the day. Sunshine mixing with clouds at times but less wind than yesterday. A nice high of 46 degrees which is a little bit above average. Matthew, how you doing today. Sounds good. Im doing great. Thank you, karen. Time for your first look at business. We told you yesterday how verizon is offering unlimited data to remain competitiv between wireless carriers. Many others brought back unlimited data last year. Carriers have also eased their contract requirements. New clue is adding fuel to rumors that the next iphone will support Wireless Charging. Apple confirms it has joined the wireless power consortium. That group is dedicated to promoting a single Wireless Charging standard and the has 200 member organizations. Apple is expected to unveil its next iphone in the fall. The major stock indices saw healthy gains yesterday with the dow going up 142, the nasdaq and the s p as well. This morning futures point a lower open. Playboy is bringing back the nudes. The magazine says it made a mistake when it announced it would only feature clothed models last year. Fewer people bought the magazine. The return of the buff comes with the march april issue hitting newsstands. Matt i thought people bought it for the articles. Apparently not. Apparently not. Members of the Police Athletic League Girls Volleyball league went head to head. Championships were held last night in kensington. The black team was victorious. The girls in the league range in age from 13 to 18 and congratulations to everyone who played. That is 16 month old caden bopping around to the action news closing credits. Last weekend mom danielle says the little boy has been dancing to our theme since he could pull himself up at seven months and danielle says her toddler stands inches from the screen during the broadcast determined to get his action news fix. Ive heard about this with a lot of babies. They like that theme. 4 53 and new on action news a bystander jumps into an icy pond in new jersey to save a stranger trapped in her car. Their story and her heart felt reunion coming up at 5 00 a. M. If youre still looking for a valentines day card for that someone special, what about something from the Philadelphia Eagles. Theyve got just the thing. That is up next. Welcome back. Taking a live look, heres sky6 looking down the parkway. You can see the flags are lazily floating in the breeze different from yesterday when those high winds were whipping them about. The Philadelphia Eagles have some dreamy valentines cards featuring your favorite players. They have creative saying like your wentz of a lifetime featuring quarterback carson wentz. Zach ertz his my heart ertz when youre not there. Printable valentines are all free and available online. Very clever. Your last chance for love outside Philadelphia City hall. The love statue is moving from its temporary home in dillworth park. Crews will restore it and then return it to its original home at love park. That public area is that currently undergoing a multimillion dollar renovation. Residents of bristol borough bucks county asking for your support. The small town is a finalist in the Small Business revolution contest. Residents gathered last night for a rally. The town is that competing with four others across america. The winner will get 500,000. 4 57 now and it was a race against time to save a woman whose car plunged into an icy pond in new jersey. And shes able to thank a passerby for running to her rescue. College basketball coach with ties to the Delaware Valley is celebrating a huge win this morning. Thats coming up. vo this is not a video game. This is not a screensaver. This is the destruction of a cancer cell by the bodys own immune system, thanks to medicine that didnt exist until now. And today can save your life. Action news. Delaware valleys leading news program. With matt odonnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. Good morning. Its 5 oclock on this tuesday, february 14th and heres whats happening. Developing news out of washington overnight. Michael flynn resigned his post as National Security adviser as controversy surrounds the reason. A bedridden woman is killed when fire breaks out inside her philadelphia home. And the bachelorette makes some history casting its first africanamerican lead. However, many fans are confused by this. The timing i could say. Well tell you more later in the morning buzz. A bit confusing. Yeah. Well get to it. First lets celebrate valentines day with a look at weather and traffic. Why not . I think we would anyway but yeah with a little rose on it today. We are looking at a much more tranquil day. The winds from yesterday which were really ripping through the region are now much lighter and as we take a look at cloud cover theres a little bit of high
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