Earlier this afternoon as people tried to head home from work early which was a good idea. When i walked out of my house this afternoon my neighbors car next door covered in ice. So, if you dont have a garage, you dont have an overhang to park under your car, too, will be covered in ice and of course you need to clean it off before you try and hit the roads. Luckily at this point most of our roads are not covered in ice, at least not if theyve been treated and of course all the highways have been treated so heavily the last few days with the series of storms that weve been facing. Live look at the schuylkill expressway here at conshohocken and since last we checked the travel time has gotten about 10 minutes better. Now its about a 20 minute delay as you come eastbound but you have to keep those speeds down and it looks like the this afternoon people have been doing that which is a good thing. Meanwhile on the boulevard we had a truck fire near adams avenue. Thats cleared out. But they
Clea dropping down to the teens and do be careful areas will be freezing over and from you tired of this cold january, i have good news on the way. Im tracking an exten thaw and i have warm numbers coming up in the full accuweather forecast. Come on inside thank you. Police believe that ice may have caused a crash in the winfield section of philadelphia. Action news was on the scene as redirected traff and two vehicles collided at 7 00 this morning. Both drivers were treated for minor injuries and a salt truck was call out to salt the roadway. Now, to the eagles as the nfc championship game fast approaches. We are all green here and the team held practice indoors as they prepare for the vikings. And quarterback nick followed talked to reporters a little while ago. Jaime apody joins us live in south philadelphia. Then busy transforming that area to the center of what will be the center of the nfc championship world. It had such a different feel it got real. I mean it. I walked i peterso
The loss of deputy hill leave a huge hole in their hearts. Deputy hill served the country and this community with courage. He will be missed and words cannot say how much. I ask that you keep his wife and two children in your thoughts and prayers. Investigators say that the two shooting started on the inside of the home and ended on the outside. And two other Police Officers were shot including a harrisburg officer and another from work city Police Department. Both are expected to survive and are being treated for lifethreatening injuries. Our entire Community Mourns the loss of deputy hill and the brotherhood and sisterhood of Law Enforcement stands together. Reporter all right back out live, we tell you that investigators tell us during the shooting insized the home two children were inside between the ables of 9 and 13 and they were not injured. Deputy hill leaves behind a wife and two children and this investigation continues. Live in harrisburg, gray hall, channel 6 action news. A
Night in the locker room that theres a lot of Unfinished Business still to do and we still theres one game left, one game left in this season and weve come this far and the we want to make sure that we stay focused and got a great locker room as you guys know and trust my leaders of the team and to get the job done. Reporter they really are a great locker room. Doug pederson says hes going to rely on two guys who were in the super bowl and wouldnt it wet with the patriots last season. Five and a half underdogs early against new england. They have a couple days off here and then theyll get started to work on their game plan. It is exciting, the eagles are still playing football. We are super bowl bound. I kind of have to keep saying it because i really dont believe it. Live at the novacare complex jaime apody rick, sharrie. Its the real deal this time. Jamie thank you. As jamie mentioned the eagles wont head to minneapolis until this weekend but action news is already there. Action News
And i was kind of scared. Reporter firefighters and paramedics rescued the man his burnt clothing lay strewn across the sidewalk. Investigators spent much of the morning on the scene looking for clues including Surveillance Video from homes along the block. I believe they have cameras down here so i hopefully they caught everything. Reporter the victim was taken to Temple University hospital with second and third degree burns over about 50 percent of his body. Police are expected to provide some new information and just about a half an hour we will be there and we will have a live report coming up on action news at 6 oclock. Live at the special victims units in hunting park im Sarah Bloomquist channel6 action news. Back to you. Sarah thank you. A camden firefighter injured on the job was released from the hospital today. The action cam was there at his home as captain Robert Eckert was greeted by the mayor and fellow firefighters. He spent much of the last two weeks at cooper Universit