Jolting delaware. The seismic shock rumbled through the state at 4 41 p. M. It wouldnt stop. Considered rare by the Delaware Geological survey, the epicenter was seven miles northeast of delaware. No damage around the state, but the shock was felt from washington d. C. To new york city. Areas you have solid dense rock like northwest philadelphia, delaware. You feel it stronger. The energy can transfer in the rocks better than it can in the soft, sandy stuff. There was a metal rack in my kitchen that shook. The glasses shook. The ground shook. Its all people were talking about at dovers Tree Lighting ceremony, reliving where they were doin and what they were do. My heart was beating fast to experience the first earthquake. Cool for children like ellie. Most importantly, there were no reports. We dont normally assess earthquakes with this part of the country, but they do happen. Usually they are magnitude two or lower. This is over a National Wildlife refuge, not a lot of buildings or ho
Retaliatory sanctions. That same day president elect trump tweeted. There appears to be a lot of evidence that people around the president have had interactions with the russians. Reporter in a statement the white house said the false statements involved near mirror the false statements to the white house which resulted in his resignation in february of this year and they added nothing about the guilty plea or the charge implicates anyone other than mr. Flynn. Flynn faces up to five years in prison leaving the court. Lock him up. Reporter facing the same chants he once led against Hillary Clinton during the rnc convention. A close confidante of Michael Flynn tells abc news he grew concerned about legal fees and felt abandoned by the president in recent weeks. Only told people in the past 24 hours that he planned to take the plea deal. Serena marshall ab president ial news in washington. Action news has continuing coverage of this major story. Vernon odom talks to National Security anal
Tomorrow evening. Philadelphia areas northwest Winter Weather advisories and also Winter Weather advisories along the immediate coastline where we will be seeing a little bit of mixing tomorrow afternoon. So this shows expected precipitation type. And except for the jersey shore, the delaware beaches, were talking about all snow. It will be most of the day snowing so we have that accuweather alert continuing for tomorrow, the steadiest between 9 oclock in the morning, 3 oclock in the afternoon during the heart of the day. Highest totals south and east and roads will be a problem. Ill talk more about that and have the expected snowfall map in the sevenday forecast. Jim. All right cecily. Lets switch live to action News Reporter chad pradelli at the penndot yard in norristown. What is penndot doing for what has turned out to be a legitimate snow event. Reporter penndot a brining salting and plowing as needed. This is really the calm before the storm. Crews are getting rested but here in
Into wildwood. So, well talk about what we can expect. The snow will arrive during the overnight hours from the southeast to northwest direction. The steadiest of that snow moves in from 9 00 a. M. To 3 oclock. Highest totals south and east of philadelphia, slushy and slick roads is a big concern as we go throughout the rest of the day. Weve got more details coming up with the full and exclusive accuweather forecast. Well send it back over you to brian. Melissa thank you. Lets switch live to chad pradelli live at the penndot salt yard in norristown. Chad, our very first live shot of the season there. I guess that means theres getting ready tonight. Reporter yeah, brian, hopefully not many more but a press conference under way as we speak as penndot updates us on its operations for this storm. A little bit of a lull right now but in a few hours, when the flakes begin to fall, things will certainly pick up. Inside the penndot Operations Center all eyes on the roads and the weather radar.
After it will reach the Lehigh Valley its the first snow of the season and the accumulations will actually climb to substantial levels in some areas and so welcome to winter 2017. It is friday night and the big story on action news tonight is our Winter Weather advisory and storm warning, it is a double dose of Winter Weather, we have action News Reporters Trish Hartman and dann cuellar straked out in strategic locations but first lets get the late word from accuweather and cecily tynan. Double scan live showing plenty of moisture streaming up from the south and a lot has been missing to the south and what is happening low pressure developing off the coast of South Carolina and once that develops it will pivot this so the moisture moves in land and encounters the cold air and produces the snow and Cape May County its been snowing there kind of onandoff at different rates since about 3 00 this afternoon, about an inch and a half and that location notice dover delaware also some light sn