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.
Action news with jim gardner. Monday night and the big story on action news tonight is executive disorder. President trumps refugee and immigration travel ban continues to cause shock waves tonight. Things are moving quickly. Acting attorney general sally yates was fired after proclaiming that the Justice Department would not defend the travel ban of lawsuits of which there are six or seven. Yates said she wasnt convinced the president s order which bans muslim majority countries was lawful. Within hours of her statements, she was fired, replaced by a attorney frn the Eastern District of virginia. This the scene in front of the Supreme Court as opponents protested the travel ban. Not only is the ban against american values, its playing into the hands of the terrorists who insist america is waging war against islam. Trump held his word to keep the countries out of the u. S. I had a good day yesterday in terms of homeland security. We had to make the move. We decided to make the move. Hu
Action news with jim gardner. Monday night and the big story on action news tonight is executive disorder. President trumps refugee and immigration travel ban continues to cause shock waves tonight. Things are moving quickly. Acting attorney general sally yates was fired after proclaiming that the Justice Department would not defend the travel ban of lawsuits of which there are six or seven. Yates said she wasnt convinced the president s order which bans muslim majority countries was lawful. Within hours of her statements, she was fired, replaced by a attorney frn the Eastern District of virginia. This the scene in front of the Supreme Court as opponents protested the travel ban. Not only is the ban against american values, its playing into the hands of the terrorists who insist america is waging war against islam. Trump held his word to keep the countries out of the u. S. I had a good day yesterday in terms of homeland security. We had to make the move. We decided to make the move. Hu
Picking up any rotation on their Doppler Radar at the time. I saw rotation near this area but we want to shane shaken for sending that in. You are eyes and ears in the field. So we want to see those pictur pictures. So thank you very much for that report. Right now we do have more showers and storms moving through tabernacle along 206 south toward shamong. Along the shore weve cleared out barn nat light they just had hail moving through. Barn nat heading toward lbi so police be aware of heavy rain there and then another cell you can see to the north and west of philadelphia and through ridley, near the airport, 476, and near upper darby so please be aware of this. Little bit of rotation right here near media. So please be aware of that. It does not mean tornado by any regard but some rotation in the clouds. Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for the entire region until 9 00 oclock tonight. So there is a threat of damaging winds and also hail with these storms. So in the storms, heavy