Suffer as and it works from the top down and one short wave piece of energy from the Northern Plains and the southern plains, these come together and kind of bomb out off the southeast coast and create a strong noreaster but it doesnt look like we get a direct hit. We get sideswiped and wednesday morning seeing snow and ice in parts of southern georgia and northern florida, this will be moving offshore about 250 miles offshore. It looks like the model consensus and this track could change a bit and it brings accumulating snow into the region by thursday morning. I think the thursday morning commute will be a problem. Winter storm watches are posted for all the counties right along the shore. Since this storm is 250 miles offshore. Those will be the areas greates beginning Late Wednesday night impacting the morning commute eastern new jersey, out of here by thursday afternoon. We talk about snow accumulation totals and the brutally cold air behind the system in the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast. Thank you. The sustained accuweather temperatures are take a toll on the vehicles, aaa midatlantic says that it hit a six year high. We stopped by liberty auto shop where they are busy changing out dead batteries, richard says to best combat the wear and tear take action before there is a problem. Go to the local garage and check your antifreeze and hoses and belts and your battery condition. That is your number one failure. And low tire pressure, mechanics say be sure to maintain proper pressure if the tire light comes on. And stay ahead of the latest track of the noreaster as well as updates to the dangerously cold forecast. Just visit 6abc. Com or download the free 6 abc app for your mobile device. This has been a difficult day for water customers and water worker as like in West Conshohocken. The rupture of a 30 inch main on balligomingo road has effected Water Service from lower merion to parts of cheltenham township. Walter perez is life at balligomingo road and front street. Reporter jim, this is a real mess. Well give you a live look at the scene as it stands now the water that rushed from the ruptured main washed out the soil of this section of balligomingo road and buckled the road and destabilized the utility pole and had to be rest could begin on the result toured main and some people lost water pressure and others lost power and a few lost both. What looked like a flowing stream of balligomingo road in West Conshohocken was water gushing from the 30 inch main that ruptured early this morning. The somerwood corporation was in the waters path. Flooded everything here and through the building and out the back door. They will run off the generator and work around the clock to get it fixed. Only a handful of buildings endured flooding but more than 1,000 homes had to endure low water pressure and some customers like patty of West Conshohocken have no Water Service. We dont have children in the house, but i cant imagine if for a parents that do the hardship this is crazy. Along with sections of green side and cheltenham township. They are working as hard and as fast as they can. Sin this morning the pressures are building up and starting to recover and in a 24 hour period we hope to be back up to full pressure and the leak repaired. Water Company Officials expect to have Service Fully restored by 6 00 tomorrow morning. Reporting live walter perez, channel 6 action news. Students athe a school in Delaware County have an extra day tacked on to the winter break. D in prospect part and we received word that classes will resume tomorrowth at least parents are happy about that. Too students started today back to their home school. Whitehall elementary in liamsto morning, it was closed since the fall and mold problems were found in the building and students attended classes in other schools, holly glen elementary willsed for the resyear. It happened overnight on december 23rd. A hit and run driver seriously injure aid 19yearold girl in southwest philadelphia. We can now report that police are investigating the incident. Finally. Live at 61st and passyunk is action News Reporter sara bloomquist, sara what is the story here . Reporter jim, this is the first we are broadcasting this story because initially not classified as a hit and run by police. They say it was chaotic and count fusing the night that cayenne was critically injured. Her father is talking to action news in the hopes it tracks down a suspect. The guy that hit her left her in the street for dead. Basically hitter and kept going. Dwayne fisher is desperate for police to find and arrest the plan that hit her daughter on passyunk avenue on december 23rd. 19yearold henders juries. Two metal rods in one leg and another rod in her pelvisplate go to rehabilitation and learn to walk again. S w of friends at 1 00 a. M. And got out of the rear passenger seat in the rear median, the car came speeding around the vehicle and struck her. Someone came and hit her in a dark colored car maybe a hyuai and she was out of it. She was put into an ambulance and rushed to penn presbyterian and initially no report was made. We were frustrated and contacted action news and thank god you care about the community and you are here to get the story out there to catch this person. When not at the hospital he is driving up and down the stretch looking for clues, he found this piece he believes belongs to the car that hit his daughter and pleading for witnesses to come forward. Let someone know what you have seen because it could be your daughter next. Now fisher believes that the striking car m be a dark grayhy he found at the scene. She is hoping to eventually make a full recovery and wants to get back to college next year. Sara bloomquist, channel 6 action news. Thank you. A vital resource will now be stationed at libraes delaware. Orkers are providing a week at seven libraries across the diamond state. That includes the north wilmington Rodney Square and route 9 newcastle branches and visitors can get help applying for food benefits and employment and Training Resources and they are testing this program. Coming up on action news tonight. Philadelphias new District AttorneyLarry Krasner takes the only of office and a historic swearing in for the citys new controller. And Doug Petersons message for the eagles as they gear up for the playoffs. We are stuck in the 20s for a full week now. 24 and believe it or not it gets colder by the event of the week and after thursdays noreaster well talk about the cold and how much snow to expect where you live. That and much more when action news continues tonight. Turning 65. Downsizing. Enrolling in Medicare Part d. These are moments when people realize that where you get your medicine matters. And they come to cvs pharmacy. For advice and ways to save money. Including copays as low as zero dollars. Switching is easy, call 1833cvsmedd and transfer today to cvs pharmacy. Larry krasner is now mr. Describe attorney and Rebecca Rinehart is now the controller. The first female in the city. They took the swearing in ceremony at the kimmel ceremony this could be the start of a radical new direction. Vernon odom was there today. From the office of the describe attorney of philadelphia for new District AttorneyLarry Krasner a little extra affection from the judge that issued the only. Krasner is a critic of what he called mass incarceration and backs the idea of creating Safe Injection Sites for heroin users. Today we start the long road from trading jails and death role for schools. [ applause ] among the critics of krasners views and policies is the police union who call him soft and crime and hostile to police. The president did not attend todays ceremony. In a written statement he said the following, we congratulate him on the inauguration today and hope to have a good working relationship with him as well as all the people in the District Attorneys office. The new d. A. Says that law state and federal against illegal search and seizure matter. That constitution, the federal one contains the Fourth Amendment that protects individual rights so you are not searched because you are black, brown, young, male out at night at a bus stop. And municipal judges were sworn in. New ones and one retained in the fall election. The city new controller Rebecca Rinehart the first woman to win that fascal watch dog post. Womens voices need to be heard but i want my daughter to look not only as me as a leader but see other women as leaders. District attorney krasners plans will place opposition from sources digging in already to try to block them. Channel 6 action news on the ben parkway. Ed pawlowsky took the only right before his corruption charges were to begin. He was sworn in yesterday opting to skip todays ceremony for city council members, he aaccused of accepting Campaign Contributions in exchange for city business. He pled not guilty. He does not plan to name an interim mayor during his trial. Iand i like these awardr puffs. Cheddar puffs. First place. Both events . Booyah were an awards family. Youll like them both but love our price. Awardwinning organic cheddar puffs from aldi. Simply smarter shopping. To find smarter solutions. To offer more precise and less invasive Treatment Options than before. Like advanced Genomic Testing and immunotherapy. See how were fighting to outsmart cancer at cancercenter. Com outsmart eagle have a lot of work to do to get themselves in top form. They have plenty of time thanks not first round by, we are just week as way from the first round opener, and most questions are centered around his quarterback. Jaime apody has more. Doug peterson laughed the question off. After all nick foles was still his guy. But silly that he would consider berthing a quarterback with 40 career starts for one with none. He did not give his starter a ringing endorse many. Would peterson consider a switch. Its a one game season, you know, its hard to be in desperation mode but if you are in that mode. Who knows . I do know this, its not about one guy. Jason kelsey said after the cowboys loss he thinks the offense is struggle because they havent really been practicing and the Players Council asked if they could practice in pads to set the tone for the playoffs. This is something that the players want not a punishment thing, not coming from me. Its what the players want and i listen to my guys and they understand there is a sense of physicality we have to get back to. And they get to host the nfc championships as they get set for the biggest game thus far. Each player has to own this time. We are only given the next two weeks and they need to commit for two weeks and eliminate every distraction possible and focus on their job. With the eagles jaime apody, channel 6 action news. To the ice, the flyers are home for the the next four games and the next are chasing two teams in the division, tonight the penguins, brian elliot in the goal again set to make his 14th consecutive start and the flirgss are outside looking in when it comes to the playoffs, they better start making a move. We are right there. In that wild card race and we have to keep inching up and there will be a lot of 3 point games coming up. And the tougher and tougher to make up ground you cant wait for march or april to make it up. You have to do it consistently. And he has a hot han and a han injury. And they are not sure if joel embiid will play against the spurs, he is listed at doubtful. They spotted the Training Staff working on his hand this n and hurt the hand during the game in phoenix and xrays were negative. It was a legitimate scare. A legitimate fall, if you saw the palm of his hand you see the bruises and swelling and discoloring and if it was his none shooting hand you may feel more confident but well all learn more tomorrow. The sixers gave an update on Markel MarkelMarkel MarkelMarkel Markelle fultz. And nick saban trucked him and he didnt seem pleased and alabama faces georgia monday night for the National Championship and an all sec game. Could have been retaliation for something that happened two years ago. Dont mess with him. Cecily tynan has the accuweather forecast when we continue in just a moment. Lots to talk about accuweather forecast and cecily tynan. Show on the way and colder behind the system. The action cam looking at the Schuylkill River on the banks of Fairmount Park and banks of ice forming on the riff. Temperatures in the 20s for a week straight now and now we are live on sky 6 hd taking a look up at the moon the super moon last night you see clear skies out there. Clear and cold yet again. Right now philadelphia 22 and allentown 18 and cape may 23. Trenton 20 and reading 17 degrees, we still have a bit of a breeze and the windchill the way it feels feels like 10 in philadelphia and 13 in beach haven and windchills drop below zero and stay there for the end of the week after we get a noreaster. Right now satellite 6 along with action radar showing we are still under the influence of this arctic High Pressure really feeding if the cold air. The ingredients are starting to get into place for a noreaster developing and this shows how much cold air there is. Coastal louisiana saw snow earlier today. And we are not alone in this deep freeze and tonight philadelphia 12 and allentown 5 and wilmington 11 and cape may 15 and another cold night under a moonlit sky and clouds begin to roll in tomorrow. And tomorrow the warmest day of the week we start off 13 degree at 7 00 and at 9 00 sunshine and it clouds up in the afternoon and by 3 00 reaching a high almost at the Freezing Point 31 degrees and clouds forming ahead of the noreaster and future tracking showing the time of the snow and the snow beginning along the coast and it expans westward as we head into thursday morning. The big question is how far west does it go. The western suburbs will be missing out on the action as far as snow. And as we head toward lunch time the snow tapering off from the west to the east and all out of here at 5 30, how much snow to expect depends on your location. This is our first call snow map. This could change based on the shift of the track but it look as long the coast we have the winter storm watch posted. 3 to 6 inches of snow and interior jersey along its i95 corridor we look at 1 to 3 inches and far north and west including the Lehigh Valley valley and poconos, youll be missing out a coating to an inch. But as far as confidence level. Moderate confidence level on the snowfall total, a sharp cutoff on snow to the west and this storm is loaded with moisture. A big storm where the center of the low is 250 miles off the coast and if that track shifts either way. It resulted in a big change in the snowfall totals and that snowfall map is not set in stone. Whatever happens on thursday. Future tracker windchill friday morning, 30 below in the poconos even in the afternoon windchills below zero. The exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast it clouds up tomorrow and 31 degrees and thursday snow for the first half of the day heaviest east and 29 friday and saturday, temperatures in the teens and windchill below zero and record lows, and 24 degrees on sunday and monday 38 degrees and light snow and wintry mix and tuesday that changes to rain with a high of 40 degrees and new information and an update on the noreaster at 11 00. Thank you cecily. Finally tonight it may be cold outside. Two major jackpots are heating up. Lottery officials bundled up in havertown, to buy their Mega Millions tickets. These are lottery hopefuls, yes the estimated grand prize for the drawing about 361 million. That is the eighth largest jackpot in game history and you can catch the winning numbers tonight on action news at 11 00. Meanwhile tomorrows power ball reaching at least 440 million. World news tonight is next on channel 6 and action news continues tonight on ph almost 17 with brian taff, and sharrie williams. And please join us for action news at 11 00 on channel 6. For cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire Action News Team im jim gardner we hope youll join us for action news at 11 00. Excuse me everyone paul . Paul . This is three Million Dollar mega multiplier the new game from the Pennsylvania Lottery with top prizes of three Million Dollars three Million Dollars did you win . I dont know. Im so excited about it. This could be a big winner just had to share. Carry on. Sometimes the moments before you scratch are as exciting as the moments you do. Keep on scratchin tonight, several dropping stories as we come on the air. If monster winter Storm Brewing right now off the east coast. Set to hit in the coming hours from florida, then all the way up to d. C. , philly, new york and poston. Schools closed tonight already. And it all comes amid the deadly deep freeze in this country, 30 states already. The massive pileup tonight. The images coming in right now. Also tonight, president trump, back at the white house and back on twitter. The president targeting the justice department, using the words deep state. And this evening, our droernt asking, does the president really believe theres a shadow government actively plotting to sabotage him . The Deadly Police attack. The gunman recording his call to 911, luring officers to his home. The images tonight from inside that home. The holiday plane crash. Two famils,