Now the next frigid and dangerous blast of arctic air from Mother Nature a live look from sky 6 hd at the ben franklin bridge, and the partly frozen delaware and tonight we could hit record lows, we have Live Team Coverage tracking the cold at this hour. Chad pradelli has the deadly toll it has taken in our region but lets begin with david murphy at the big board. And if Misery Loves Company there are plenty of miserable people. Down in washington still in the upper teens and same thing in richmond, virginia and notice the single digit temperatures out to the west than is the direction with which the wind is coming and a couple of spots going below zero, and that is your windchill in washington and 2 degrees in philadelphia and north and west a lot of below zero windchills and that is part of the package as you wake up this morning and the wide view on satellite, you can see what is happening by following the throw of the clouds and warm air is in place and has been there for a couple of months. Tracing the flow of the clouds and you can see how the big trough in the east with the colder air coming down with it is socked in place. And this entire month is the tale of the west coast and east coast being polar opposites, almost 11 degrees above arm, and the same in las vegas and philadelphia is now 7. 7 degrees below average, that number will grow with the deep seeded cold air and boston is worse and new york is 10 degrees below average so far this month. As we go through the rest of the afternoon, 20 degrees is your temperature at 8 00, well hold that for a couple of hours and 15 by 6 00 and 10 by 8 00. And well be down to the Single Digits overnight and tomorrow morning. Well have more coming up in the sevenday forecast. Thank you. Lets switch to action news reporter, chad pradelli with some proof of how dangerous this cold can be he is live in norristown. Reporter sara, the Montgomery County medical examiner tell me that five people have died from hypothermia within the past month, four were from philadelphia and just this morning an 86yearold man froze to death in allentown and the m. E. Says that these deaths could be avoided and he has this message for the public. Montgomery county coroner dr. Walter hoffman calls this frigid winter one of the worst in his years as a physician. Five people have died of hypothermia in the past month all of them were older or elderly and two had dementia. But the deaths could have been preventsed preventsed. These are the folks that fall through the cracks and its frustrating to see preventible deaths. Hypothermia can strike within an hour. Some bodies had temperatures below 80 degrees, friends and family need to check on them during cold snaps. You cant put all of this on social services there are too many people. If you live in a neighborhood of homes, i think the neighbors have a moral responsibility to know what is going on with the elderly in their community. Reporter some good advice there from the medical examiner here are the symptoms of hypothermia, obviously shivering and slow shallow breathing and confuse or memory loss or drowsiness or exhaustion or slurred or mumbled speech. Check on your friends and elderly. Im chad pradelli channel 6 action news. Thank you. Well layers of course is the key to keeping warm if you have to work in this cold, we caught up with workers in the market braving the temperatures. Very two pairs of pants three tshirts and a pair of dickys and a thermal on. Workers still come out when its this coiled, only ice keeps them away and phillies single day tickets went on sale the phils even opened the door early for one super fan so he could wait inside. Both the hourly and sevenday forecast are there to help you get ready at 6abc. Com. Our place is not the only place in the country seeing record lows, more than half of the United States is headed into a deep freeze, in chicago people were bundled up with many layers, waiting to get to work and highways are a nightmare black ice is to blame for pileups from kentucky to alabama. The cold weather is impacting travel across the United States amtrak says that the northeast Corridor Service is running at half capacity today and tomorrow. And thousands of flights have been canceled as well. In other news police announced their commitment to solving a decade old cold case long time friends disappeared ten years ago today. They were last spotted leaving a bar in the Queen Village section and have not been seen since david henry was at todays announcement and is in center city with the call to action from police. Reporter they need help from the public to solve this one fbi investigators now say they are convinced that danielle and richard were the victims of a professional hit job and whoever did it did not act alone. A 3,000 pound truck and two individuals simply do not disappear without a trace it is our belief that this act was arc straighted by more than one person. They were last seen a year ago today leaving a bar heading towards his pickup truck they and the truck disappeared without a trace. Their family searched for them in vein for days and week after he disappeared and now they are searching for answers. It was my son he was a father, he was a brother, and he is missed every single day. No words can describe not knowing what happened to your child, im begging anybody that knows anything to help us. Ten years is a long time but investigators have made progress over the last two years including danielles estranged husband, and the fbi says nobody is ruled out as a suspect including him. The fbi along with our Partner Agencies is taking a new look at this cold case and all the investigative steps taken thus far to make sure nothing was missed and we are generating new leads and avenues to explore. The fbi and other investigators are hoping that someone can help fill in the missing pieces of the puzzle. The Citizens Crime Commission is offering a 50,000 reward for information leading to the killers. David henry channel 6 action news. Thank you. We have much more on the couples disappearance on 6abc. Com. And there we posted a gallery of photos showing the couple along with detailed descriptions of the two, and the phone number to call if you have any information its all there now on 6abc. Com. Fire officials in delaware now say that a two alarm blaze at a Chocolate Factory in Newcastle County was an accident it broke oud on the roof of the united cocoa processing facility yesterday afternoon. In the past two hours investigators said that a malfunction in the building was to blame and the damage is estimated at 250,000. Well, starting today Philadelphia Police will start carrying narcan its known to save lives if ministered in time to people that overdose on drugs like oxycontin. They are quipping the officers with the narcan medication. And now information from a channel 6 action news investigation. A drug is makes its way into the hands of teens and Wendy Saltzman has the preview of a report youll see on action news at 11 00. You may have no idea your kids are abusing these overthe counter drugs but chances are your kids know about it. This is the high of choice. And this led one familys son down a dangerous path that turned a straight a student into a convicted criminal. 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He popped out of bad and grabbed me by the throat and the other hand he grabbed my face and smashed my head into the wall three times. Busch denies the allegations and that he testified she told him she was a trained assassin a claim she denies. Still ahead here this morning, the oscars are just three days away and the show has raked in big bucks the millions that companies are paying for advertisements during sundays big telecast. And a live look outside at Philadelphia International airport, its cold out there but we know of no problems as far as departures or arrivals. David murphy is tracking the record lows and will be right back with a closer look at the forecast, stay with us. Lve problem. That puts jim at a greater risk of stroke. For years, jims medicine tied him to a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. But now, with onceaday xarelto®, jims on the move. Jims doctor recommended xarelto®. 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As we take a look outside. We were down in somers point earlier today. Showing the boats and ice you can squint your eyes and dream of better days ahead. Wont be too long. 28 is the current temperature in philadelphia and winds are rumbling through the area and its a day to hold on to your hats bundle up and cover up 2 degrees in philadelphia and 2 below in reading and lancaster and the best spot is millville new jersey a 6 degree windchill. Satellite and radar shows sunshine this morning and clouds are now streaking flew. But the high temperatures are staying where you are now for the next couple of hour 20 in philadelphia, 20 in wilmington and 17 in allentown and 21 in cape may, and everywhere you are dealing with strong blustery cold wind. We havent had a drop like this tonight. 20 by 2 00 17 by 5 00 and 12 by 7 00 and by 9 00 we are down to the Single Digits and that leaves plenty of room overnight to drop farther, we are going for a low of 1 degree we have got the gusts at 35 Miles Per Hour and the temperatures 20 to 30 degrees below average, we are definitely in the middle of this today. There is a trounl of colder air from chicago and cincinnati. This has to move through the east and get through here before we get on the other side of this and start feeling better that means the temperatures will drop even farther and it will be uncomfortable tomorrow and tomorrow afternoon things start to get better on saturday. This is what we are dealing with windchills, tomorrow morning with temperatures as low as they are going and winds still a factor, it will feel like 15 and 20 below zero. The worse numbers the farther you step towards allentown and the poconos, this is dangerous cold and dangerous conditions and certainly brings to mind hypothermia and frostbite. In just a short time it can occur in if you dont cover up your skin, 0 to 15 below if you walk outside as little as 30 minutes you can start to get frostbite. Do take it seriously for the weekend we have another issue coming in between 3 00 and 5 30 . Snow and by 6 00 more snow but that looks to change to rain in the overnight hours and sunday rain and drizzle. 1 tonight and an overnight low of 7 on friday night and you wind up more mild on saturday afternoon and evening and we see the snow arriving in the afternoon, probably after 3 00 or 4 and quickly changing over to rain as we go into the evening, sunday back into the 40s briefly with periods of rain and back to the 30s on monday and tuesday. Quick break there. All right thank you david. Well topping our people scene at 12 30 now Actor Neil Patrick Harris is busy preparing for the big night, he is hosting the oskarzai and he says sunday is a whole difference experience and wants to leave his mark. Want to still have an edge to my comedy that is biting enough to be funny to the people that are relatively jaded in the room that have gone through the red carpet and done all of these things before. The actor says he has multiple options for sunday night and will decide what to do as the show goes on. Its not just the stars but this years awards show hit a high. A 30 second commercial averages 1. 5 million, up 8 from last year alone and half the cost of the ad in this years super bowl. Ad revenue closes in on 100 million. And Alicia Vitarelli will be on the carpet from this years oscars her live reports start here on 6 abc tomorrow. Here is a look now as stories coming up on action news at 4 00, the phillies held their first workout but first lets go to david murphy. As we take a look outside we are looking at cold conditions, highs in the teens in the northern and western suburbs might get to 19 in pottstown and bitter cold with the strong wind blowing gusts of 30 Miles Per Hour and gusts of 20 in the i95 corridor and everybody down the shore dealing with biting wind. Action news coming up later at 4 00 5 00 and 6 00. Some stories, we are following phillies held their first workout in florida well have a live report where cole hamels and cliff lee and other pitchers and catchers took the field. That will do it for action news at noon, dont forget to join us for action news at 4 00 5 00 and 6 00. Im Rick Williams have a good afternoon. Stay warm. Hey, honey . Huh . Oh, you caught me daydreaming. Dreaming about a salt water bedroom aquarium . I am, actually. With exotic fish . Yeah and a giant star fish . How can you tell . Youve been staring at the new instant game from the pennsylvania lottery. Right. 300,000 buried treasure. 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