Unable to get out of the teens and windchills in single digits. Even the mummers admitted to being a tad chilly on their new years day. Its new years day and its one of the coldest on record. Lets get to cecily tynan for the latest on all of this. Jim, we have an accuweather alert thanks to the cold weather. Happy new year, philadelphia. The high hit 20degrees, a full 21degrees below average and our third coldest new years day on record. Thats the air temperature, not even the windchill today. Windchills stuck in the single digits. Satellite and radar if you look across the eastern two thirds of the nation, there is barely anything going on thanks to the strong area of High Pressure. Thats plunging much of the nation into the deep freeze. Philadelphia, makings it feel like one, st. Louis, eight below and dallas, windchill 16. Sub zero in jacksonville, flora. The cold is sustaining through the week and getting colder later in the week. We have windchill advisories across much of the nation and hard freeze expected in the deep south into texas. A lot of kids headed back to school after the long winter vacation, suburbs, eight degrees. Windchill, zero to five below. We talk about cold air on the way and the chance of snow in the sevenday forecast. Thank you, cecily. Lets switch live to Trish Hartman on the 5600 block of mcman street in the germantown section of philadelphia. You have seen hardship as People Struggle with frozen pipes and no heat. Thats right, jim. We spoke to a family thats been without heat most of the day. They say they have been on the phone most of the day and they are still waiting for the heat to come back on. I went to turn the water on and realized we didnt have water. The fact that we have a bauer boiboiler or heater was a conce. I figured the water had frozen. This mother of two noticed something was wrong around 10 30 this morning. She says calls to plumbers were fruitless saying it would be days because of high demand. Calls to the Water Department werent much help either. A representative told us they have been inundated with calls like this but pipes are the homeowners responsibility and there is not much they can do. Crews responded to the emergency facility where pipes burst in the sprinkler system. While residented were evacuated to another area, they did not have to leave the premises. Its cold out. Pipes crack. Winter floods down. The philadelphia Water Department has a list of tips on how to prevent your pipes from freezing or what to do if you think your pipes are processen. Find that information online. Trish hartman channel6 action news. Jim . Thank you, trish. Residents of an apartment complex in northeast philadelphia are struggling since their building has been without power all day. Anunder ground transformer blew and knocked out electricity to two apartments. A water main broke but did not cause service problems. Most residents are staying with friends or family until the power can be restored. The mummers parade is in the history books and may have set a record as one of the coldest ever. Give credit to the mummers for staying in fine form. Lets go to reporter chris chrie ileto. The mummers are a dedicated group and they proved it today. Dedicated indeed, jim. The performances and costumes were elaborated as always but the crowd size was not as big as previously. The driving force, Mother Nature. The celebration continued into testifinto the night tuesd. Earlier in the evening, fresh on the minds of those performing. Absolutely freeze. Ing. How are you holding up . You have no gloves my fingertips are frozen. Over the weekend mummers voted 32 to continue on new years day despite the tumbling temperatures. Im always warm. Its not easy playing in the cold. Bundled up faces lined the streets to watch. Ill freeze for this. Its worth it. Where all of the performances were, we had good crowds. The Convention Center drew crowds for people looking for heat and a seat to watch the finale. I have knee replacements that get frozen. This is nicer. Mother natures arcticite didnt dampen the spirit of the parade. Now many people we spoke with said this w coldes mummers day parade they have a while. Heres hoping Mother Nature will be kinder in th next year. Christie ileto, channel6. Jim . Here are the winners from the parade. South p takes top honors for the string band. Golden sunrise won the fancy brigade, two street stompers marched t tf the line ann nya takes first place 2018. Aaa is predicting a crush of calls tomorrow morning for cars with dead batteries and automotivate issues from the cold as most people return to work and school. The local mid atlantic chapter has 44,000 calls for help in december. It hasnt had that many in six years. At 32degrees a car battery loses 35 of its strength, zero degrees, loses 60 . Its important to make sure your tires are inflated. Mechanics recommend making sure you have enough antifreeze in the car and leave the car running a few minutes to warm up the engine before driving away. More than 200,000,000 americans began the day with recordbreaking cold temperatures. Five deaths are being blamed on the frozen weather. Windchill alerts texas to maine. In sic, 29 below zero. Thats the windchill. Time square marked its coldest new years resolution in a century. Meteorologists are predicting a fresh round of snow later this week. The Action News Morning Team will be on beginning at 4 30 tomorrow to help you get through the frigid morning commute. Creeken investigatorcosta ricoey it was likely strong winds that caused a plane crash. University of pennsylvania student william steinburg died in the crash along with his parents and two brothers from scars borrow, new york. The weissville family also died. They lived in Montgomery County until 2004. Their neighbor in florida was overwhelmed by the news. You never want it to happen to someone you know. They were a good family. Nature air was the largest charter carrier considered to have a good overall safety record. Police in Long Branch New Jersey are trying to find out what led a teeo shoot his family on new years eve. Steve and linda, 18yearold daughter britney and mary schultz were all killed. The teens brother and another Family Member escaped unharmed. One person was killed and another injured in a double shooting this morning on the 1100 block of turner street at 12 40. One victim died at homent the other remains in critical condition. Among an fbi scandal allentown mayor ed pawlowski took the oath at city hall. He was sworn in for his fourth consecutive term. Two weeks from now, his trial on fraud charges is set to begin in federal court in philadelphia. The long time mayor pled not guilty to the pay to play scheme. Happening tomorrow, Larry Krasner will be sworn in as the district attorney. He is expected to take the d. A. Office in a different direction on an array of issues. Kelly hodge served as interim d. A. In the meantime. Tomorrow, philadelphia will swear in its first city controller, rebecca r replacing the current controller. Theres a new leader of this miss america pageant. Plus more than a thousand cars burned in a parking garage inferno. Its time for pot lovers in americas populous state, long lines on this the first day of sales. Cecily . On the first day of 2018 we matched the high of 2018. Both days, 20degrees. It eats colder by the end of the week into the weekend. I have details on that and an update on our chance of snow in the forecast. Tips on the experts on how to keep those new years resolutions and ducis rogers and the eagles looking ahead to the playoffs when action news continues. Turning 65. Downsizing. Enrolling in Medicare Part d. 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Carlson has been named chairman of the board of directors after ceo sam haskel resigned over emails exposing alleged sexist comments about winners. A candle light vigil held tonight for a colorado sheriffs deputy killed when he and others respond today a disturbance report. The vigil took place in littleton at the church he and his family attended. The suspected gunman 37yearold Matthew Riehl was killed by police. Four other officers and two civilians were injured. Riehl was a former veteran on police radar for rants against police. President trump spent christmas and new years in florida. He told his guests that 2018 will be a fantastic year. We dont know if his final round of golf produced a fantastic score, but his first day of tweeting produced a broadside against pakistan. Quote the United States gave pakistan 33 billion in aid over the last 13 years and they have given us nothing but lies and deet, giving safe haven to the terrorists we hunt in afghanistan with little help no more. Trump continued to tweet in support of protesters in i ran saying the iranian people have been oh pressed and its time for a change. Security forces killed ten people as they propelled protesters trying to overrun military bases. It was a rough start in england when a parking lot caught fire and destroyed cars. An Emergency Shelter was opened since so many people couldnt drive home. Investigators believe the blaze started accidentally in a land rover. Its now legal to purchase marijuana in california. The law allows legal use for anyone 21 and older, possess an ounce of marijuana and grow up to six plant plants at home. Its a 7 billion industry in california, the sixth strait in thsixth state inthe country to e marijuana use. New jersey raised the wage. 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 years 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 thats pretty much it. Get more sleep this year. And probably to be more consistent. Thats my goal for the year to be consistent. I want to stay positive and prosperous than the previous year. If you would like to sthair e your new years resolution, go to our facebook page. Cecily tynans resolution, shes getting off the couch to get some exercise. Exactly. I ran today, five layers on. Everything covered up. If you layer up, you can get out there. Its chilly and getting colder. Lets go to where sky 6 is right now over the ben franklin parkway. Notice the flags blowing in the breeze. We have winds 10 to 15 miles per hour, making it feel colder than the air temperature. We had a super moon on the super cold night. Carol posted a great photo on my facebook page. The view of the super moon from bensalem, 6 bigger and 14 brighter than your typical full moon. We have another super moon later this month january 31st. Look nch your closet. When decides what to wear to work and school, layer up heading out the door. Winter coats, long pants, hat and scarfs, gloves or mittens. The busstop forecast and morning rush forecast, lots of sunshine. Its deceiving though. It looks nice but air temperature, 7 00, 11. 9 00, 14. Feels five below zero as you walk out the door tomorrow morning. Right now, 15 in philadelphia, same in wilmington, allentown, trenton, reading, lancaster 12. Factor in the breeze, 1 in philadelphia, 0 in reading and allentown, two in trenton and the poconos, current windchill 14degrees below zero. Satellite and radar showing the reason why the arctic High Pressure going nowhere fast keeping us in the deep freeze, not just here but across the mid aatlantic, deep south. Tomorrow, windchill zero at 8 00. In the afternoon, rising to the teens. Todays highest windchill, eight degrees. Tracking a potential noreaster thursday. A strong storm will develop in the northern bahamas. The question is, will it attract close to the coast . Several inches of snow farther out to sea, a brush of snow along the shore. Computer models showing how much for philadelphia, nothing at all to five and a half inches. There is a widespread track loaded with moisture. That snow if we get it wednesday night and best area southeast philadelphia. Sunny, but a bitter breeze tomorrow, 26 bumping it up to 31 wednesday. Thursday, accuweather alert day for the possible noreaster, 27degrees. No matter what happens, friday and saturday, high in the mid teens, near record lows. Sunday, 23 and monday, we rise above freezing with it a chance of snow or wintery mix with a high of 36degrees. We have new information tomorrow on the potential noreaster. Well be able to hone down on the track tomorrow. Thank you, cecily. Some of the less fortunate among us received a warm coat and a meal this new years day. Doors were opened in philadelphia to help people escape from the bitter cold. 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