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Below zero tomorrow morning and on the extreme southern Cape May County the shore line and sussex county, five to 10 below zero there. So, were also talking record low air temperatures likely tonight and again tomorrow night and the coldest temperatures weve seen since 1994 and then to follow this on monday, late in the day in the evening, there could b wintry mix developing with our next system. But that wintry mix will be the door that opens up some very warm air to follow. Well chat about that as well in the sevenday forecast, sharrie. All right, thats a positive way to look at it. Adam thanks. Today noaa released a satellite time lapse of yesterdays noreaster. Take a look at this. You see how quickly it grew and moved right up the east coast. In our area the storm hit cape may cou especially hard. And thats where acti reporter chad padelli is live w in ocean city where people are still digging outhad. Reporter hey, sharrie, yeah, were seeing a lot of this right here behind me, mounds of snow where people have been shoveling their sidewalks and of course the plows have been going up and down the roadways. This has been an area digging out. You have the frigid temperatures but people are staying warm trying to get all this snow off of the sidewalks the hum of snowblowers echoed throughout cape may courthouse today as residents continued to dig out from nearly 18inches of snow. Blowing snow glistened under the bright snow. Did it once last night. Back again doing it again today. Reporter others like Kevin Wallace had to use a good old shovel while his boss got the bobcat. Im ready for summer tell you that. Its not bad. Not b. Just right. Its not bad. I thought the wind would be worse. Its just bad when it blows in your face. Reporter driving around the shore towns there are mountains of snow. On asbury road at ninth street in ocean city most Stores Remain closed today. The local gym, though, is opened and the was opened yesterday at 5 30 a. M. By 3 oclock in the afternoon i realized that i had made a grave error in judgment. Because i then proceeded to shovel my way 50 yards out of that lot to get to the street which i might add we got cleared very quickly down here. Reporter and weve heard the warning before but its worth repeating. You need to be careful if youre shoveling snow. We are talking to a man who owns a pizza shop in cape may courthouse. He says the father of aoodiend e heart attack in Sea Isle City yesterday shoveling snow. Im lic pradelli, channel6 action all right, chad, thank you. E bitter cold and hoping their neighborhood streets get plowed. Bob brooks live on Independence Mall with the story from here. Hi, bob. Reporter hey, brian, ill tell you what, we went all over the city today. We just happened to end here at Independence Mall to talk to some tourists braving the cold to see these historic sights. Going throughout the town today we noticed one common thing and that is where the side streets covered pretty much everywhere we went. As night approaches and temperatures continue to fall, we came across philadelphians working to clear the snow before it freezes. First one snapped. Reporter its too heavy and too yes. Reporter thats richie on his second shovel to get his car out. Between all the traffic and frozen snow his patience was running out. On marshall street frank came out only to warm his car out. Going down to five tonight, zero tomorrow. You got to heat up the engine or it will seize up on you. Reporter his street like so many around him covered. He has no plans to take it out anywhere. Not until monday when all these roads are cleared. Reporter we also saw several spots marked off with chairs or cones, people trying to save them after digging them out but the practice known as savesies is illegal. Up in the citys fa section near aston street and 24th more of the same, streets covered neighbors opting to shovel out now. Got my heaviest coat on here hat gloves. Reporter as cold it has been from the Schuylkill River o walk on frozen snow on broad street some were trying to embrace it whether it was jogging. Arent you cold out here. No. Reporter or as you can see kids playing in it or braving it with coworkers to and from work. Were headed to starbucks for a morning fix and then weve got to get to work. We spent enough time complaining. [laughter] reporter okay, a live look out here on Independence Mall. You actually see some tourists out here braving those elements. I spoke with a lot of them. They say the best part about this weather is that there are pretty much no lines to get and see the sights. Reporting live at Independence Mall, bob brooks, channel6 action news. Brian. Yeah, makes for a pretty picture as we saw from those folks behind you bob. Thanks. Get updates on the bitterly cold forecan phone or tablet. The 6abc app is a Free Download for your mobile device. Mother natures frito r snow and the cold and the wind add to it this. An historic storm surge has now flooded the city freezing everything in its path. We are talking flooding. People have been trapped in their homes. Rescues continue at this hour. Some being saved by life boats, even tractors. A seawall bach in the scituate area is cause massive flooding and evacuations. The National Guard was deployed after water started pouring in through a crack in the wall. 20 residents were forced out as crews worked to repair those cracks. The case here, its about get a lot colder everwe hear offs first from boston then from new york as well. This weekend i going to be dangerously cold so were asking people other than going out to shovel were asking you to stay inside as much as possible. If the temperature drops and we cant clear the snow and it turns into black ice, thats going to be an even more dangerous situation. So, please use extreme caution. If you do not have to be on the roads, you shouldnt be on the roads. And check out the scene in new york city there coast guard cutters are breaking up ice in the frozenoverhudson river. The cutters are small but powerful cutting through a few feet of ice to carve a path for commercial vessels carrying critical supplies like heating oil. Nasty stuff. Alicia, thank you. And along with keeping the roads in our area clear penndot crews are working to take down dangerous icicles. Sky6 captured workers doing just that earlier this afternoon. This was along the roosevelt extension in hunting park. Penndot Officials Say theyve been doing this on other major roads all across the area this week. Well, the harsh cold is being magnified for some Philadelphia Residents who say they feel trapped on their own street. The action cam was in Oxford Circle after homeowners there called about a burst water pipe inside a vacant home. Well, the pipe is sending water into the street, flooding nearby driveways which then is freezing around the cars and disabling the tires. Anna cooper says she missed work because of all of this and says its simply frustrating. The whole drive way from the house thats leaking the water all the way down to the corner, the top end is fine but from that house on down, its horrible. Cooper and other residents say they called the Water Department which says the vacant home is on its list to shut well, as those of you in philadelphia know schools public and parochial archdiocesan all closed down once again today and heres part of the are and why. Mobile6 driving live right now through the side streets of south philadelphia. This is Watkins Street right near fourth and you can see whats happened here. What he fluffy snow yesterday has now compacted into an icy mess on the street. All those cars pretty much blocked in by piles of snow and sidewalks. If you didnt clear those yesterday, good luck with that today because they have turned into absolute ice. It is very slippery out there and remains a mess through much of philadelphia. A live look from mobile6. Everyone of course waiting for the big thaw. In the meantime we still have to try and get around. Time for the action news traffic report. Matt pelman trying to get us around those mounds of snow. The highways are doing pretty well matt. Highways are mostly dried out. Were wearing shades of purple brian and sharrie. I think it might be indicative of our frozen digits but try and get out there if you can, shovel out even though it is a little tough now. On the streets around the city we do still have a decent amount of snow and ice so it is a little tough to navigate and of course in this sort of weather a lot of our vehicles dont want to run including our bolt bus here on the ben franklin bridge. Not bolting across the bridge this afternoon. Eastbound the right lane is blocked as you come out of olde city and try and head toward new jersey because of that disabled bolt bus on our good buddy ben, the ben franklin bridge. I expect delays from that to spill back onto the eastbound side of the vine although at this point doesnt look terrible here crossing town heading out toward 95. Overall volume is down a little bit today because of people being off work and off school once again. Had a broken down vehicle on 95 southbound by girard. Thats gone. Still one on the schuylkill eastbound by girard there. That one, though, is on the shoulder. And weve had two accidents this afternoon on the pennsylvania turnpike. The one westbounds off to the side but eastbound between Fort Washington and willow grove, just 9 Miles Per Hour because the left lane is out. And heading home in Chester County doing the crawl on the westbound 30 bypass because of a crash by 322 off to the side there now but in combination with sun glare speeds are just in the 20s. Lets grab the ipad check your ways home with the waze app on this friday afternoon. Chester county sadsbury township word of a crash along route 10. Well check it again, plenty to check even on a relatively quiet friday afternoon because people are off work. Well check it again brian and sharrie in the next half hour. Matt thank you. Still ahead on action news at 4 00 fire and fury. People race to get their hands on the new book thats interesting and not so flattering with an inside look of the white house and of president trump. Plus, surviving winter. Melissa magee live outside city hall today spreading a little warmth on this frigid friday. Hi melissa. Reporter hi, brian and sharrie. Were helping you survive the winter and these frigid digits. 6abc has teamed up with Dunkin Donuts, free hot chocolate, free toffee coffee. We have you covered plus these frigid numbers and well let you know when this cold snap comes to an end. Brian and sharrie ive got toffee, hot chocolate. You pick your flavor. Weve got you covered here on action news. Are cream conditioners bringing your hair down . From the worlds number one conditioner brand. Full of rich prov nutrients. And infused with air. For 100 conditioning, with 0 weight. Strong is beautiful. New pantene. Foam conditioner. Its a like, a dagger . A worm a tiny sword . Bread. Breadstick . A matchstick a lamppost coin slot no . Uhhh. 10 seconds. A stick a Walking Stick eiffel tower, Mount Kilimanjaro ding time sorry, its a tandem bicycle. What . What . as long as sloths are slow, you can count on geico saving folks money. Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. Controversial book has been flying off store shelves today. Michael wolffs fire and fury was officially released this morning and sold out in a matter of moments at book stores like this one in washington. Barnes and noble on Rittenhouse Square also sold every copy it had today. Here they are. Fire and fury is a scathing account of chaos inside the white house. The president s lawyers issued a seek and desist seeking to block the release of that book but its publishers moved up the release date. President trump left washington today for a preplanned weekend strategy session at camp david. Mr. Trump invited House Speaker paul ryan and Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell to the president ial retreat in maryland to discuss legislative priorities for 2018. The president made some brief comments as you see before boarding marine one but did not address the book or its sensational allegations. Just days after taking office, action news has learned Philadelphia District attorney Larry Krasner has fired a number of top attorneys. Some of those who lost their jobs confirmed the news this afternoon. Krasner a former public defender was elected to replace Seth Williams who resigned following his corruption conviction. Action News Reporter vernon odom was there today as prosecutors cleaned out their desks. Hell have a live report coming up in our next half hour. Sears is closing more than 100 more Stores Across the country including three right here in our area. The sears on kirkwood highway in Prices Corner New Castle County is one of them. The company is shutting down unprofitable locations as it tries to recover from declining sales. Kmart in Port Richmond and another sears in northeast philadelphia will also close their doors for good in early april. All right, heres a look at the closing numbers on wall street today. The dow ending a very strong week north of 25,000 again posting a gain of 221 points here. Theyve closed at 25,296. The nasdaq rising just about 59 points today. The s p 500 also up just about 19 points on the day. Back to our forecast and surviving winters wrath. The cold is crippling the entire area but most people still have to go about their daily lives and 6abc is here to help. You got it. Meteorologist Melissa Magee live in center city today be handing out free Dunkin Donuts and hot chocolate to people braving these arctic conditions. I imagine youre a vy popular person today, melissa. Reporter well, you know what, brian and sharrie, on a day like today, its really hard getting back and forth from your destination when the temperatures are this frigid, so like you mentioned, 6abc we teamed up with Dunkin Donuts and their community cruiser, it is all about you today. Weve got you covered with your Dunkin Donuts hot coffee. Now, weve got two specials today, winter White Chocolate and buttery toffee. If you dont like coffee you can get a nice hot cup of hot chocolate. Were going to be out here until 6 oclock this evening serving you, serving our community. Ive got hot chocolate but brian and sharrie, i need to know your flavors if you like coffee because weve got wintry white and buttery toffee nut. Are you staying warm. , yes, i am. This coffee is really good. Reporter were glad the coffee is good and glad youre staying warm. Thats what its all about on a friday because these numbers are going stay pretty low and below zero as we head into the weekend. Drink up to some warmness today. Well send it back to you. I want whatevers hot send it my way. [laughter] thank you, melissa. Reporter you said it sir. Absolutely. Melissa obviously helping everybody out there today. Adam is going to try to help us out us some semblance of hope that warm temperatures are going to arrive. Really . You trying to make me like the hero here but unfortunately im giving you a zero when it comes to the next four days. Its below zero in fact. Below zero in fact. Lets take a look at the Weather Center here. Another thing that is pretty remarkable with this particular pattern we have been under is not a good thing especially for those that use the cape may ferry to commute. Second straight day in a row it is land locked or lets say ice locked here at the docks in cape may. And tomorrow theyre suspending service yet again cause as you can see the ice is completely frozen all around the ferry. So, another day tomorrow its closed and more than likely that is not going to change as we press into the rest of the weekend and early next week. As we look at numbers, 16 allentown right now 15 in reading, 17 in philadelphia, the temperature 16 in millville. 18 degrees in dover but those air temperatures dont mean a thing. You factor in the wind and it feels one below in philadelphia, one below in wilmington, two below in allentown. Trenton one location a tad above zero. Feels like 2 degrees presently. But as we go forward here into the rest of the weekend, those wind chills going to stay below zero and as we talk about this storm that just passed us here, its been a really upside down season for the wind of 201718. Places that typically see the most snow, those far northwestern suburbs not the case this winter season. Allentown has picked up just under a foot of snow so far this season, wilmington just about the same. A little over a foot in philadelphia but then at the shore over 2 feet of snow at the Atlantic City airport so far this winter season. Satellite and radar, the atmosphere has completely relaxed itself at this point here. We have clear skies. Again those winds continue to drain out of the northwest. So temperatures tonight will reach record levels for certain locations like trenton, wilmington, the Atlantic City airport. The rest of us in the Single Digits with wind chills below zero. In fact as we look at the numbers, 9 oclock tonight 10 below, allentown six below, philadelphia, millville seven below, wilmington 23 below. Up in the poconos. As we wake up on our saturday morning, basically 12 to 15 degrees below zero Delaware Valley Lehigh Valley near 30 below up in the poconos and going into tomorrow afternoon when its typically the warmest, still below zero for wind chills even in the afternoon tomorrow, so if youre thinking about heading to the poconos, change your plans. I dont want to say that but this is its dangerous here. Saturday 7 degrees with wind chills at the height of the day 15 below in the morning, 30 below, sunday 17 but still feeling 10 below sunday morning. Okay, its maybe a little better. You can get out there sunday afternoon will feel a balmy 5 degrees. As we take a look at the record lows as we get into sunday morning for philadelphia the coldest in 24 years. Were predicting one below for the air temperature, crashing the old record of four. The last time it was that cold in 1994 after a storm it was five below zero. Your four day at 4 00 forecast here, teens for the next two days. Cold but less wind on sunday at 19 degrees but still feeling colder than that even with a little breeze and then a wintry mix coming in with snow and ice late monday, monday evening, 34. And then back to the 40s on tuesday and you guys want 50s . Yes. Its coming in that sevenday forecast. Can you do something closer to 72 . [laughter] man. You knew it was coming. Forget it, brian. All right. Not getting the 50. Youre in trouble again. Still ahead on action news, four decades of service in south jersey. Well introduce you to a public works employee who has dedicated his life to making sure area roads stay safe in snowy conditions like this. Before we start, i just want to say if anyone still doesnt have fios, please stay out of the way so your lag doesnt get us all killed, ben. Whats so good about fios anyway . Uh. Whats so great about a 100 fiberoptic network that makes your gaming system actually work awesomely . Hey. Did you take out the trash . Haha, garbage boy dad, i already took out ben. Gaming is best on a 100 fiberoptic networ so get fios. Now, just 79. 99 with a 2year agreement. Ce gue every winter when snowfalls when ice forms there are countless men and women who help make our roads shape. In had ton township new jersey theres one public works employee who has been brining salting and plowing for nearly 40 years. And hes off. Its all Second Nature for joe hague. His first day on the job was june 28, 1978. Hes lived and worked through a lot of storms and he knows them well. Kind of like old friends. Like 96 we had like over 30inches. That was a good storm. We were out there for over 40 hours plowing and that was a tough one. As you get older, yound of if wears on you a little more but i stilljo doing it and, yeah, like i say i couldnt see doing anything other than that. You got to love it. How much longer will he stay on the job . Joe says as long as his health holds out adding, and i lover this, i have been blessed by this town and get this, you guys, today his supervisor shared some good news with us. Later this month joe hague is going to be promoted to manager. Just before his 40 year anniversary. Nice. Congrats to him. Good guys like him on the roads doing really tough work. Good promotion. I like the way he called it a good storm. All perspective i think. Still ahead on the next half hour, well tell you how you c g your hands on a billion dollars. Im listening. Plus its so cold in florida, iguanas are freezing and falling from the trees. Well explain whats happening to them in big talkers when action news returns. 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And from swearing in to cleaning house, philadelphias brand new d. A. Fired several attorneys in the d. A. s office today causing quite an uproar. But first, we n accuweather alert as we are dealing with the coldest r yet of the season in some areas today, its feeling like its below zero. So cold it hurts. Yeah. This frigid air comes after yesterdays noreaster and the digging out continues from that storm. Snowblowers working overtime today down at the shore. Yesterdays blizzard along the new jersey coast dumped a foot or more of snow. Every vehicle parked on this street in absecon trapped in after the plows came by. Lets head outside and take a live look here in philadelphia mobile6 on the move giving us a view of what the streets look like in south philadelphia. This here is sixth street. This particular street appears to have a bit of a divvy here where a car can get through but as you can see snow still along the sides here. It will be a big task to get all the roads free of snow so be patient as those plows continue to come by hopefully to your neighborhood as well. Meteorologist adam joseph with more on the dangerous cold that has set up camped out. Cting that to melt with mother natures help, not going to happen here. At least through the beginning to middle of next we. Fact, temd chills remain on that very painful side below zero. Lentown, trenton is actually two above but philadelphia one below, the same for wilmington and the Atlantic City airport two below zero. And after a little bit of snow, ski resorts typically are packed because they want to get on that fresh powder but as you can see live on sky6 from Spring Mountain theres just a few souls out there skiing and also snowboarding. Even not that many folks are on the fire pits. A lot of people taking it serious and staying indoors with that extreme wind and dangerous wind chill. In fact, those winds clocked in at 41 miles an hour with the storm yesterday in philadelphia, 39 in reading, 40 in trenton. The Atlantic City 48 miles an hour and wilmington peak wind gusts coming in at 46 miles an hour and those winds will continue tonight through the day tomorrow. This is your day planner from 8 00 a. M. To 8 00 p. M. On saturday. Wind gusts 35 to 40 miles an hour still keeping those wind chills in the negative numbers throughout the day tomorrow, so really no change when were speaking of the numbers climbing back up but well chat about that, guys, coming up in the full accuweather forecast where the january thaw is in sight. Well have a look at that sevenday in a little bit brian. Adam thanks. As we said the shore very hard hit by storm. They had blizzardfor hours. This morning the sun was up and the bridge into ninth street in ocean city was clear but once you got into town, well, a bit of a different story. Those streets were a mess there. The middle of the street was plowed but cars and trucks parked on the side were stuck with snow up to the top of their tires and higher. Weve lived here full time since 2002. This is the worst snowstorm weve ever seen. Especially with the drifting. Well, marianne green had both vehicles plowed in and told us she was actually willing to pay someone to dig them out. In other news now, fire damaged a restaurant in gloucester city, camden county. This after 10 30 this morning the flames broke out at vitales italian bistro on ninth street. When firefighters got there there was smoke and flames coming from the building and you can see some of the damage to the second floor. No word yet on how this fire started. Firefighters also battled an Early Morning blaze, this one in norristown. Crews were called to the house on the 600 block of swede street at 4 00 this morning. A second alarm was called to help firefighters on the scene because of freezing temperatures. No reports of any injuries there. Days into his tenure at philadelphias top prosecutor, District Attorney Larry Krasner appears to be making a major shakeup. Action news has learned krasner fired several lawyers from the office today. Vernon odom now live outside the d. A. s office in center city and vern, what are you learning about this . Reporter brian, dozens is an understatement as it appears to be going. Hundreds of years of courtroom experience dismissed today by philadelphias brand new District Attorney here at the end of his first week in office. Many are already crying foul. The file boxes were continually rolling out of the d. A. s office today. Pictures here worth a thousand words. Mass firings at the District Attorneys officers. Sources say at least 25 to 50 prosecutors assistant d. A. s were called in and fired by the new regime. At his swearing in on tuesday, Larry Krasner the new d. A. Promised sweeping reforms including plans for less incarceration and a pullback on seeking the Death Penalty but he dodged questions that day about a rumored mass blood letting of career veterans like mark gillison a 30 year veteran prosecutor who starred in the Homicide Division for many years sending lots of killers to death row and to life terms. Vernon, im ive been proud. Reporter many fired were like mark gillison too emotional or too angry to speak on camera about how theyre being treated by krasner. They told me they were let go without any explanation. Larry krasner himself was nowhere to be seen. Several said they were looking for new jobs in the Legal Community and feared being blackballed if they spoke out. Tonight retired assistant d. A. Richard sacks told me thinks krasner is just getting back at prosecutors with whom he battled when he was a defensetory. Pay back. To hell with the citizens of philadelphia. Thats what he did today. Reporter sharrie, the District Attorneys spokesperson said they would have a statement to make by the end of the day. So far no word from Larry Krasner, the new d. A. Of philadelphia. Im vernon odom, channel6 action news in center city. All right, we will see what comes for comes next. We know these brutally cold temperatures can do damage to our skin but just what kind of impact can it have on our insides. Action news anchor Monica Malpass live in our news room with more on that story today. Hi, monica. Hi, sharrie, thats right. Of course we know when youre just even walking to your car or exercising outside youre in these cold temperatures arent it can real and it can have a tough impact on even really your breathing but when does it become a medical problem. Ali gorman tells us what group of people is at risk and how you can read the signs to see if youre in the group. Plus, incredible video that literally takes your breath away. A couple skiers on a lift get caught up in an incredible gust of wind and that happened. Well explain exactly how they were rescued and fortunately it had a happy ending. Well have those stories and more coming your way on action news at 5 00 brian and sharrie, well see you then. Scary images there. All right, monica, see you at 5 00. We have had a brutal winter so far and its not easy to deal with the cold and the snow but there is one simple way that you can make it through. How about drink a hot beverageup. Sounds good to me. Today 6abc making it happen for a lot of folks on this frigid friday. Our Melissa Magee joins us now live in Center City Philadelphia handing out free coffee, free hot chocolate right there on thomas paine plaza. Melissa everyone loves a free gift especially one that warms you up, right . Reporter yeah, thats right. And you know what, our station is over 15th and j. F. K. Giving out free hotree hot coff. Its a about thets hard sometimes, so theres a local bus stop and we just wanted to give out free hot chocolate. You want another free she needs another one to keep herself ww long have you been waiting. Probably about three minutes. No the not that long. Reporter but its cold. Right. Reporter what does it feel like. A little brisk, yeah. Repos brisk, its numbing on your face and almost freezes your face, too, so guys, were going to be out here, 15th and j. F. K. Weve got chocolate, free hot coffee, come and get it. Weve teamed up with 6abc and Dunkin Donuts just to make sure you guys get through your friday. Its going to be a frigid evening, its going to be frigid as we go throughout the weekend so so you want to keep yourself warm. It is all about surviving the winter in these frigid temperatures. So, guys, you have a very warm weekend and ill just keep this hot cup of joe for me. [laughter] i like that one woman, she said just a little brisk. A little brisk. Shes taking a very mild approach. Understatement of the century i think. Melissa thank you very much. Were helping you survive winter online at 6abc. Com. Way to shovel snow. Ps on the also tingour car running and how to keep pipes from freezing. Theres a lot of inforti there. On actio 4 00, this toddler wants nothing to do with the cheesesteak his dad handed him but what the little boy doesnt realize is the philadelphia favorite food has been by his side since birth. Alicia vitarelli coming up to explain all of this in big talkers. There we go. Meteorologist adam joseph back with the full accuweather forecast as we deal with near record cold temperatures this weekend. Action news at 4 00 will be right back. We need to stand up and say enough. The only way this problem is going to be solved is if we raise our voices. Choose help over helplessn hope over hopelessness. Make sure that the lives weve lost will not have been lost in vain. Addiction is a disease. When you ask for help, help is there for you. There is more than 1 billion up for grabs in two lottery games. The jackpot for both Mega Millions and powerball have grown yet again. Mega millions is now 450 million. Its the largest jackpot for the game and that drawing is tonight and the Powerball Jackpot has reached 570 million. The cash option for that is just a cool 358 million bucks. If no one hits the numbers for powerball tomorrow night, it will roll over to 725 million. All right, big talkers now and imagine youre walking and you see this. We start in palm beach county, florida, where no one is used to the current cold conditions especially the iguanas who are simply stunned. Yes, they are physically stunned. Kind of stiffened up and frozen and theyre just like falling out of the trees. Apparently reptile keepers at the zoo there say when temperatures dip below 45 degrees, the iguanas simply cannot hang. Theyre a mess. But the good news is they are actually alive. Its just for a day or two, they will just get to where they are completely time. Theyre still able to breathe. Theyre still able to do bodily functions, just very slow. Frozen in time. They will start to move again once the temperatures go above 50 degrees. Thats the good news. In the meantime please try not to step on them if youre going down there. Theyre coming back. It seems like just about everyone under the weather these days. If thats you or your kid one mom in ohio is going viral f her all natural cold buster. One word. Potato. Yup, according to debbie vegan a simple spud knocks out cold especially in kids. All you need is a potato and a pair of socks. She posted this picture on facebook saying her son had a cold so she sliced potatoes and stuffed them in his socks overnight. She claims he did not cough through the night his nose stopped running he isnt as congested and he slept 12 hours. The ones that came out of his socks are on the bottom there. She calls them a sickly black color. If youre thinking no, thats oxidation. She also left two out on the kitchen counter. Those are the ones you see up on the top there. Theres a great chat about this on my facebook page. Have you tried this, is this a thing . Potato what . Many of you are offering your own home remedies. Some involving onions. Log on. You know those cute stickers they they make for newborns to capture the cute progression of your kids in photo. In philly one dad is keeping it real and local. Marking lucas months in cheesesteaks. Dad Brad Williams calls it the cheesesteak scale. It all started when the little guy was born, they just put a cheesesteak next to him to show how little he was in comparison to the standard stake. So, month by month they photographed the philly kid with the foil wrapped cheesesteak, not sure whether theyre with or without, he didnt answer our question. Theyre only made it through the first year though because lucas and i quote was quickly growing a dislike for cheesesteaks, no word why. The family tried again on his second birthday. Also a bust. You dont like cheesesteaks. No. Yeah, his feelings are pretty clear. Like lucas if youre not going to eat that let us know. When asked how many cheesesteaks tall he is now at about three full cheese takes tall. Cannot get more philly than this. And a dad thing. Poor kid smelling like cheesesteak on his birthday. Done with that. Hell come around. Alicia thank you. Time for another check on the roads today. Okay, matt pelman here now with the update for us. Hey, matt. I wish i could tell you that we were without traffic problems on this friday afternoon but instead were not whizzing home in a few spots brian and sharrie. Staked out here along i95 in bucks county southbound side we had a crash, oh, boy, right here in the work zone by 413 but it cleared out. It was only here a little bit. Still though were tapping the brakes as we head southbound on 95 in bucks county. Elsewhere on 95 a few slow speeds heading southbound by the betsy ross bridge. Over on the schuylkill some slowing but it looks like that disabled vehicle eastbound by girard has cleared out. Still though have that disabled bus on the ben franklin bridge, the bolt bus not moving from the right lane eastbound as you head toward new jersey but at this point theres not a huge delay. Still delays on the eastbound pennsylvania turnpike, though, because of a crash now off to the side between Fort Washington and willow grove. The westbound one past willow grove has cleared. In sellersville bucks county, uhoh, 8 Miles Per Hour coming southbound on 309 because of a crash approaching 563, the exit for perkasie so thats probably not your best bet. The northeast extension could be a better option. Here in Chester County in east goshen a crash along paoli pike along vista drive. At least our wreck on the westbound side of the 30 bypass in downingtown is gone. Still sun glare out there though so still just 21 Miles Per Hour. Elsewhere in Chester County with the waze app i talked about a crash along octorara trail that has cleared and all mass transit dont forget septa regional rails remain on a saturday schedule with scattered delays this afternoon. Well check it again, brian and sharrie, coming up in the 5 oclock hour. We like what you did there with the cleese takes. Matt pelman thank you. Adam has got accuweather next. I was wondering if an electric toothbrush really cleans better than a manual. And my hygienist says it does but theyre not all the same. Who knew . I had no idea. So she said, look for one thats shaped like a dental tool with a round brush head. Go pro with oralb. Oralbs rounded brush head surrounds each tooth to gently remove more plaque. And unlike sonicare, oralb is the only electric toothbrush brand accepted by the American Dental Association for its effectiveness and safety. My mouth feels so clean. Ill only use an oralb. Oralb. Brush like a pro. Well, heres a joyful scene that reminds us of the fun that can come from extreme cold weather. For the first time in years, residents say its cold enough to safely ice skate in medford lakes, new jersey. Well, this drone video was sent to us by brent blanchard. It shows neighborhood kids and adults playing a game of ice hockey on the lake. Beautiful Sunny Afternoon on an icy the contrast but they say a lot of fun. Yeah, Beautiful Community up there medford lakes. Out there enjoying it as well they should today. I remember ice skating as a kid, you know, its fond memories so seeing that again brings memories back. I know we focus on how hard it is but kids are having fun. Theyre having a good time. Just bundle up. You got to be safe if the kids are going to be outdoors at all just have their eye balls explode and thats it. Kind of like the Christmas Movie kind of walking like the abominable snowman. Drone6 over eakins oval a fresh 4inches of snow in the city on the ground but if you look at the ground you see some bear spots and then other spots with a lot of snow and its all because of that light fluffy snow that whips around so very hard to tell how much snow is on the ground due to it blowing all around. What a beautiful shot there. As we look at the Weather Center wind chill advisory has been extended until 10 00 a. M. Sunday morning for the entire area with that warning continuing up in the poconos for all of the ski resorts there. Again, this means frost bite can set in in less than 30 minutes right through early on sunday morning, so, again, you got to take it serious and your body really does not get adjusted to this even though its been an ongoing situation for over a week now. Temperatures in the teens acrosstheboard. We did hit a high of 17, that was it, in philadelphia today and thats where were sitting right now. 16 in wilmington, trenton, 16 allentown and just six in the poconos but you factor in the wind and as you can see, two below allentown, one below philadelphia, one below in wilmington, two below in reading and guys, were joking a little bit, theyre all wearing purple today, kind of matching what the wind chills are and not on purpose. As we move forward here satellite6 and action radar it is quiet. The atmosphere is completely exhausted here across the eastern half of the country and going to remain that way through the upcoming weekend. As we go overnight tonight there are some record low temperatures on the board for trenton, wilmington, the Atlantic City airport. Frigid everywhere with those wind chills continuing below zero, so for tomorrow, arctic High Pressure to the west. Winds are still whipping up 35, 40 miles an hour with wind chills between five and 15 degrees below zero the entire day. The high temp actually lower than today and then as we go into sunday morning, record lows are forecasted here below zero even in the city of philadelphia, five below at the Atlantic City airport, smashing the old record from 1884 and then monday, were watching two systems but those two systems dont worry they stay separate and its a little graze and a little precip monday evening could be snow and freezing rain well have to. What the exclusive accuweather 7day forecast, 15 for a high tomorrow. Those dangerous wind chills. 19 on sunday but less wind the second half of the weekend and watch that wintry mix late on monday, 34 degrees and then 40s come tuesday. A little dip on wednesday in the 30s but then the thaw really kicks in late next week with even rain possible on friday with high temperatures in the 40s and 50s and even though you cant enjoy the 50s because of the rain, i think well take it. Yeah,. After this. Absolute. Not to be the fun police but if youre getting out there this weekend make sure youre as safe you said bundle up but if youre thinking about ice skating on those lakes and rivers make sure someone hasfirst. Officials have to say its safe to go out there. My freebie fridameming up with back. Well, were head into a totally frozen weekend and were here to warm you up with freebie sure to keep the whole family entertained. Shake off that cabin fever. First this weekend it is the first one of the month and the year and the Barnes Foundation offering free admission from 10 00 to 5 00 this sunday the seventh and all weekend long bank of america and maryland customers will get one free general admission to over175 museums and cultural institutions across the country. Many of them here in philadelphia and our area. Just bring your card and your i. D. For that free entry. For the kids tomorrow toys r us locations having a party from 3 00 to 4 00. Rewards are us jeffrey Birthday Club members invited to build a free lego birthday contraption there. Its a lego birthday build and theyre also giving away other free surprises. Its not too late to sign up for a free membership. Something fun for the kids to do get them out of the house. If youre happy staying indoors snuggling with a good book amazon is asking classic kindle books for free. Finally if your hands are dry and chapter like everyone else a free sample of their lavender hand cream and its a big one too. Go to 6abc. Com. Have a great weekend guys. You too alicia. That does it for action news at 4 00 for brian taff Alicia Vitarelli and adam joseph im Sharrie Williams. Join me along with brian adam and Ducis Rodgers tonight and every night for a full hour of action news at 10 00 on phl17. And coming up next on action news at 5 00 tonight if the cold temperatures werent frustrating enough it seems the cold could be impacting the flu season and, yes, making it worse. Health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman has the details. Those stories and much more coming up next on action news at 5 00. See you tonight. The great emperor penguin migration. Trekking a hundred miles inland to their breeding grounds. Except for these two fellows. This time next year, were gonna be sitting on an egg. I think were getting close make a uturn. Uturn . Recalculating. 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Blustery and down right daere snow is still piled on the ground but its the near record low temperatures that is the real concern tonight. Friday night, the big story on action news tonight is an accuweather brutally cold temperatures and wind chills that make it feel like negative double digits in some spots. This along with the snow cleanup thats still under way will make this weekend particularly rough for residents around the region. Mobile6 driving around south philadelphia right now and there are snow piles of course on the sides of larger streets but its the smaller side streets where plow trucks just cant go yet. They are still snow covered and tricky to navigate. The action news drone battled strong wind to get a good look at the ice and snow buildup on the Schuylkill River. This is along kelly drive. The water appears to be completely frozen over but its definitely not. Everyone is being towarst our Action News Team is ready toelp yo through this dangerous cold. Bob brooks live with cleanup efforts. Ali gorman joins us with news on how the cold is impacting the flu season. Matt pelman standing by with the latest on the traffic situation for your friday night and meteorologist Melissa Magee is in center city with a special treat for our action news viewers. First, lets head to meteorologist cecily tynan live in the action news Weather Center with more on this dangerous cold. Cecily. Rick and monica, this cold will be lasting most of the weekend. It was a tough morning to get out of bed. The wind chills this morning really tell