The rough stuff. Reporter we have windchills across the region ranging from 15 broa to 20 below. Ment temperatures is 3 degrees in philadelphia. One off the record. We have tied or broken records in wilmington and Atlantic City this morning. A couple of more may fall. With the wind in the teens out of the northwest its giving windchills in the belowzero range. 16 below in philadelphia. 18 below in allentown. 11 below in wildwood. These are dangerous windchills, frostbite an issue this morning as long as the windchills are that severe. In fact it could take as little as 30 to 6 minutes in the philadelphia and Lehigh Valley area. In the Lehigh Valley it could take 15 to 30 minutes in windchill environments. Bundle up and cover up. 21 degrees by 3 00 p. M. With clouds increasing. Theres a winter storm warning for areas south of philadelphia. A winter storm watch in the city and on up toward reading. The Lehigh Valley out of that, because snowfall amounts wont be as bad up there. Were looking at accumulating snow buildings in the this evening, and overnight in the morning rush, ill tell you when and how much will fall in future tracker 6. We have police on the scene and we have a tow truck, as will. 422 eastbound past oaks, watch for the blocking of the right lane, and fluid on the road, as well. The traffic is moving, you might want to stick to ridge pike or 23. Expect slick spots in the area, be prepared if you have a disabled vehicle, make sure your cell phone is charged before you head out. Germantown pike at white hall road east norton, montgomery county. Disabled vehicle. Ruth road at stall road, we have an accident in lower salford montgomery county. We have a couple of fire locations, west philadelphia, 52nd and locust. A building fire. We have both streets blocked. North philadelphia, erie avenue 17th and 18th street. We have a building fire there. Breaking right now an overnight explosion blew out the windows of a building in Chestnut Hill neighborhood, somehow ten people inside managed to walk away. Annie mccormick is live on the scene with more information annie . Reporter yeah, right now you can see pgw trucks are making moves out here, they have been out here for hours assessing the scene since it appears there was a gas explosion early morning. You can see the side of the buildings, thats the building where they believe the explosion may have curled. Take occurred, take a look at the video you can get a look at where the glass windows were blown out on the bottom floor. What we were told there are five people that live in the building. They woke up to that. There were adjacent buildings initially evacuated, those people were allowed to go back in. The people in this building were not able to to go back in. We caught up with a resident who described what he woke up this morning. We were asleep and i thought a car came down through the intersection and went through the building, it was a huge bang immediately the building filled with smoke. Reporter and back out here, live he describes when they went downstairs to the basement they saw visible flames, but they extinguished themselves. When fire crews arrived there was no active fire scene here. They didnt see any flames engulfing the building or anything of that nature. Theres been a lot of issues with the ice. You can see the ice on is completely iced over. Pgw is out here for most of the day, check be the levels to make sure it is safe for residents. At this point they are telling the residents that things out here are safe and they able to to be outside of their homes. Reporting live in Chestnut Hill, Annie Mccormick channel 6 action news. New this morning a shooting critically wounded a man mayfair, the action cam was there as Philadelphia Police investigated the shooting. Someone opened fire on a man in his 20s inside a home on the 2900 block of path more street. There were no arrests. 5 35, developing overnight egypt launched airstrikes against isis in response to a video that appears to show several hostage also being beheaded. This is new video of the mission which is targeting suspected Training Camps in libya. The 21 hostages were laborers rounded up. This is the first time cairo has taken action in will i be before a. Egypts government declared a day mourning period. A judge has yet to decide if prosecutors can play a taped confession by Eddie Ray Routh the texas ranger who is responsible for the recording is going to take the stand today. Routh is cooled of gunning down chris tile and chad little field. Former pennsylvania treasurer, Robert Mccord is going to plead guilty to extortion. He threatened potential donors from a law firm and Property Management firm during his failed run for governors. Pitchers and catchers report to spring training on wednesday. The rest of the team heads to florida next week. States in the nation southeast are preparing for snow from the storm system that will be affect us later today. Salt trucks in tennessee are getting ready there. Nashville could see 3 inches of snow. The police chief has asked people to stay off the roads completely. And were dealing with some incredible cold around here, the likes of which we havent seen in a while. Reporter for us, this is dangerous. Storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you we are precipitation free. As we look outside, well see a decent amount of sunshine early. Take a look at sky 6 right now. All youve got is stars out overhead in center city. Well seem the clouds increase as the day goes on. Tonight snow arrives. 3 degrees currently in the city. Thats 1 degree above the record low. The winds out of the west northwest at 15 miles per hour. Not as strong as yesterday when we had the gusts at 60 miles per hour. But strong stuff to make it feel like 16 degrees below zero. 15 below in millville and 11 below in wildwood. Remember you lose 40 of your heat through your head when youre outside. So a hat important. You want to dress in layers and limit your time outdoors, remember to keep the pets indoors take the dog for a walk later today when its a little less harsh. Saturday there will be sunshine and cloud cover from the south and west will dig in later in the afternoon and evening. Temperatures are not going very far. Well see a high of 21 by 3 00 p. M. 2 00 p. M. , well be in the 20s. Youll see how the clouds increase as the day goes on. Later this evening at 8 00 a. M. , radar will start to pick up the first snowflakes down by dover delaware. And gradually as we get up to 10 30 or 11 it will inch up the i95 corridor. It looks like the heaviest of this comes in later after midnight. By 6 00 a. M. It will be coming down pretty good in philadelphia. And heavier down along the shore where youre closer to the southern system that will be delivering the snow up in the allentown and reading areas it wont be as intense and the whole thing wraps up late in the morning or early afternoon. What are we expecting on the ground. Its possible well get anywhere from 4 to 8 inches, especially the farther south you go toward Atlantic City and millville up to philadelphia. In the northern suburbs it will be less in all likelihood because the storm system is so far to the south. However, we reserve the right to adjust the line up and down because the storm track is not entirely clear. Well have 4 inches at the low end and 6 1 2 at the high end. Thats a good range to expect tonight and into tomorrow morning. 21 degrees bitter cold today. We have the snow arriving this evening, and increasing in the overnight hours and ending tomorrow morning high of 30. Wednesday, mainly cloudy, 32 a snow shower possible in the afternoon. Back to the bitter cold conditions thursdays and friday. Saturday we pop back up to 34. In the afternoon theres another chance of flurries or snow showers, better on sunday. Action news will be on early tomorrow due to the snowstorm. Well be on air with Live Team Coverage starting tomorrow at 4 00 a. M. 5 40 is the time right now police at west said new video could lead them to the suspect in a deadly case of road rage. Were clear and dry weve got light volume in southwest philadelphia, sitting on the mid span of the platt bridge. We have issues on 422. Well get an update on the accident when action news comes right back. Welcome back youre taking a live look here, thats the platt bridge. A lot of people out and about even on this holiday president s day monday. Hopefully they are wearing many layers. Accuweather is telling us the general temperature around the region is 3 degrees. The schools that would have been open today are on delay or closing, including the philadelphia afternoon archdiocesan schools. Is the traffic heavy on this holiday. Reporter most of the kids have off today. We had an accident on 432 eastbound that cleared, it was blocking all traffic. Now we see no problems on 422 eastbound. The delay has cleared, as well. We have a disabled vehicle on Germantown Pike at white hall road. That has cleared, as well. An accident lower salford township ruth road at stall road. We expect light volume hopefully not too many problems. People are talking about potholes, Church Street at ramble wood, look for that near mount laurel. Ive been checking the area with the waze app. No problems heading you out. 1 in allentown. Zero in reading. 3 degrees in philadelphia. And millville but the windchills really bitter, feels like minus 16 right now in philadelphia. Minus 18 in allentown. Minus 22. Thats the windchill right now in poconos. Bundle up or stay inside, tam. The hunt goes on for a gunman in a road rage incident in las vegas that left a woman dead. The driver killed tammy myers. She was giving the teen driver a driving lesson. The man followed myers back to her home where she was shot. Police say theres no indication that myers had any prior contact with her killer before the crash. New on action news, a north jersey man tried to pin several traffic tickets on his brother, a brother who does not exist. Police say he made up a fake twin brother named tony and mentioned him during several court appearances. Police matched a birth mark to a drivers license photo. He is charge with hindering apprehension and false swearing and resisting arrest. Consumers reports compared could also costco and sams club. Nydia han has more. Reporter costco and sams club promise also you to save you big bucks. Costco 50. Sams club, 45. Reporter both clubs consistently get high marks on price. When it comes to services, the all of these varies. At cost could you can get a mortgage. Sam clubs offers online auctions you can sign up for regular shipments of things like diapers or printer i. Ink. Costco rates higher for jewelry womens and Kids Clothing and eye glasses. Costco squeezes ahead by just a little. Not happy with fruit or produce sams club offers a double your money back. Other returns keep your seethe seethe receipt and either club will take it back. The final verdict costco has the edge. But Consumer Reports says both stores are worth their membership fees. Now you know. 5 48. Its oscar time, so a lot of people who can afford to pay are getting the coolest stuff for free. Coming up what nominees are getting. Wicked weather along the new england coastline puts two sailors in jeopardy. Reporter looks like we have set a new record in Atlantic City and tied records in newark and reading. Cold out there. Ill have the temperatures for you in the day planner forecast next. 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Because of the holiday septa city buses and trolleys run lg on a modified weekday sunday. New jersey river line on a sunday schedule and northeast corridor enhanced holiday schedule. Reporter windchills are well below zero. This is the kind of cold that can give you frostbite. 15 to 30 minutes in the Lehigh Valley and in philadelphia not much longer that. Not only do you bundle up, but cover up, and avoid being outside for prolonged permits periods of time. The high today is 21. The oscars are this sunday, already there are lots of party and good times not to mention the stunning goodieags. Best norm supporting actors will 150,000 worth of gifting. You can watch the oscars sunday night on 6abc, the live coverage the 7 00 a. M. And the 8 00 a. M. Neil Patrick Harris takes to the stage at 8 00 p. M. Were watching breaking news from the scene of an overnight gas explosion thats ahead at 6 00 a. M. Welcome back, youre taking a live look here out across center city. Bitterly cold out there 3 degrees across the region. 5 56. This is new dramatic video on action news, the u. S. Coast guard rescued an australian father an son from a sailboat off unanimous tuck he let yesterday. Nantucket yesterday. Water temperature 43 degrees, air temperature 35 degrees. Both men were hoisted up to safety and were not seriously hurt. A new report to be released later today will claim a hacking ring has stolen up to 1 billion world wide. A russian Cyber Security firm said the hackers have been active for two years and i will filtrated 130 countries including russia, u. S. , china and ukraine. A Delaware County man is facing charges after a crash that killed a teen brother and sister. Thomas muir was allegedly i wonder the influence and speeding when his pick up slammed into a minivan on route 100 in exton saturday. Despite wearing seat belts miles and Charlotte Hannigan were thrown from the car and killed. Their parents are still in critical condition. 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We are a creamy cheese that Still Believes in savoring our food. The laughing cow. Reinvent snacking. Good morning, it is 6 00 a. M. On this monday, february 16 were following breaking news. A powerful explosion rips through a building in philadelphia. Miraculously, everybody escapes serious injury. A fire breathing stunt backfires at a philadelphia tattoo convention. Accuweather is tracking cold weather and the arrival of snow tonight. Because of the cold that means archdiocese schools will be closed. High School Students have the day off for teacher development. Chopper 6 is live over the scene of breaking news, a huge fire burning right now in west philadelphia, the lo
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