So it is difficult after the fire during the initial and steps like that. Reporter once again fire officials believe that the fire may have started, in the kitchen area there on the first floor, right the now, the investigation is still underway. The official cause of this fire, still unknown. That is latest live. Nicole brewer reporting from the scene we apologize for that audio break up there. Also new overnight family forced in the cold as Fire Fighters battled another fire in grays ferry. Eyewitness news at 1300 block of grove street that fire was quickly placed under control but it did not take licensing before water from hoses caused some very icy conditions. Code blue are in effect in philadelphia and several counties in new jersey, due to the dangerous cold. Delaware declared a code purple and opened shelters all across the state. It was 13 degrees in Center City Philadelphia overnight. Folks waiting for buses say that the secret is layers, and same for those who worked outdoor
Everyone getting in on that sub zero cold. So frigid conditions as we said and we can again expect full sunshine but even though we officially are expecting highs in the lower 20s which is 20 below the normal. It will feel in better. Doing math here it feels in better than about 40 degrees colder then the normal. Bright but bitter as a result cold air is going to be reenforced by tomorrow, we will discuss reasons for that coming up later in the show but pretty quiet weather coming our way in the meantime, it is just cold outside. Vittoria, over to you. Traffic wise it is just rush hour and some black ice, and delays, and delays and delays and delays. Not such a simple recipe traffic wise. We have a lot of Different Things affecting our commute. Schuylkill expressway is rush hour westbound approaching city avenue but you do have patches of black ice. That earlier caused a spin out on the westbound side of the cue kill approaching conshohocken. We are still trying to recover from that re
Wayne ellington sr. On the street last month. A source says he yelled at him and he stopped and white walked up and shot him in the head motive is Unclear Police say that marijuana is unclear and detectives have not nailed down why ellington there was. They say that white was high on pcp and may have been hallucinating. His son wayne, plays for the l. A. Lakers and the family is devastating. Its a really big void, christmas will not be the same without him. Court records reveal that white has a long history of crime, drugs, weapons and other crimes dating back to 1998, police call him a career criminal. And investigating if he is involved in other shootings. I hope this brings some kind of closure. For my sons murder. I just miss him so much. And as one detective put it to me, there is no reason that white should have been on the streets with the rap sheet for very violent offenses. I am live at police headquarterers, chad pradelli, channel 6 action news. Thank you. A man convicted of
Its quiet now but more rain is on the way. Storm scan3 showing some soggy weather on the radar there just in time for the holidays. Good evening towering im jessica dean and chris may is off tonight. It has been wet but relatively warm this week. The snow will stay away but looks like were in for a very rainy Christmas Eve. Meteorologist kate bilo is here with more on a holiday storm. Kate. Thats right, jessica, Christmas Eve not going to feel like christmas. Its going to be warm, steamy, soggy, sloppy, lots of adjectives you dont want to use for christmas. All of the heavy rain that has been impacting the deep south all day this lifting up the eastern seaboard and will eventually get here and theres a lot of rain to get through before we can celebrate our christmas holidays. Zooming out on storm scan3 the center of the low up here. Wraparound snow, there will be snow and heavy snow in portions of michigan but for our area its just rain. We have dense fog before the rain gets here, see
Stormtracker 6 double scan shows why were enduring a cool night and why it will be wet and unpleasant day tomorrow friday night big story on action news tonight is soggy start stot weekend. And we could get a substantial amount of rain. Lets get the latest from double scan radar and meteorologist cecily tynan. And jim, certainly is a damp friday night. Stormtracker 6 double scan showing we have pockets of rain south of philadelphia. Its really light north of philadelphia we have a few areas of steadier rain. You can see that in yellow just to the north and west of coatsville over route 100 also more steadier rain near lansdale and doylestown this is just appetizer for the main event that comes tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night. Fortunately temperatures across the board are above freezing mean poconos its 33 degrees. Winter weather advisory is in effect until 1 00. Substantial freezing rain in poconos earlier this evening and now its generally just rain. Allentown and reading its a