On action news is an accuweather alert. Water main breaks entomb cars, there will be snow ice and rain on tap this afternoon. We have Important Information to pass along because of the approaching storm, the Philadelphia School district and the archdiocese of philadelphia has announced they will close schools at 1 00 p. M. Also, several schools have dismissed ahead of the storm. The action cam was in Newtown Square at 11 00 a. M. As Marple Newtown high school let out early. We have information about other schools dismissing early run i and long the bottom of the screen during the newscast. Melissa magee is in for david murphy. She joins us with details of the afternoon weather heading our way. Reporter it is the timing the event thats the biggest concern as we track the moisture move in from a west east direction. Were a 27 degrees, 33 in cape may. 1 in dover, you factor in the windchill most spots climbed up to the teens, 6 degrees in philadelphia. Same thing in reading and lancaster.
with all the parties there, and we are doing that. i completely disagree that our leverage is down to zero. these are very difficult issues. i can remember when i was having a semi-vacation working on north korea, i would hear my colleagues in the near east bureau to talk about the issue of the high baroque hydrocarbon law. they would sit in the staff meetings, and now turn to the person next to me, and ask, why call it a high vote a hydrocarbon wall? but we had so much leverage, why did we get that all? it is a tough issue. the kurds have a very different issue of it. the national oil companies, are you going to have a ministry who is going to be in the ministry how are you going to do that? it is a tough issue involving iraqi interest in iraqi politics. so, no, it did not get done then. . this year, and really press the iraqi s to try to go with an open bidding system, these plexiglass boxes. and i got to tell you, it s worked. leverage to me as i said earlier, i thin
that i can go around the university and talk to students. to go to the university of baghdad and has an english and had english language students talking about how the would like to have more distance learning opportunities with american universities, i have seen a few memoranda of understanding with american universities and they have not been implemented and i plan to be in touch with those universities to get them moving. these are not just for signing ceremonies. these are to get something done. the education system for iraq has a proud history and that needs to be revitalized. that is a good fit for with the u.s. can do and the key thing to what we are to win on the strategic framework agreement. iraq already has the largest program in the region but we have to do more. a lot of this will be possible when we get security. security. i m with al-jazeera. mr. ambassador, you did mention to coalitions have recently agreed on a code of conduct with the election. despite t