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KYW Eyewitness News At 5 February 14, 2015

Put a mine just front of that. That is how it will be feeling by the time we get to sunday night and monday. It is no picnic around here before then either. With windchills that will be sub zero for quite a while. This is a really brutal stretch were coming into. You can see right now weve got some clouds over philadelphia, off to the west, there are some snow showers and we will be finding snow showers as we move into the afternoon hours. And in some cases they could be starting little bit before that. Obviously. So we will continue to monitor that. And there is a Winter Weather advisory in effect starting 10 00 this morning. Temperatures will look balmy to you by the time we get through the rest of this, 22, seven allentown, 11 in the poconos, 21 wildwood, windchill right now of 11 in philadelphia, but again as cold as that seems and as cold as that truely is, we have even colder air coming. Now, expect temperatures today as warm as were going to be finding them for days. If you have things that you need to do today and you need to do over the next couple of days, i would do them today. It will be so windy so cold, so horrible around here, over the next couple of days, that you really need to get out today. 33 degrees but remember, the snow squawls that can be coming in, and that can make you feel like you are on the inside of a snow globe. We also have this Winter Weather advisory that goes from 10 00 this morning until 7 00 tomorrow morning for one to 3 inches of snow. Generally, through philadelphia, one to 2 inches would be more likely to be coming in here. But as you can see, and i know they are wrapping me up, very important, you can see the snow may be coming in here as early as 2 00 this afternoon not a lot but with the winds that will be picking up very slick Road Conditions can be expected. Ill finish out that time lime talk about all the rest of the weather coming in here coming up. Nick snow. Carol thank you. New this morning authorities believe a car seen heater may have helped fuel a deadly fire in south philadelphia. 5300 block every kingsessing avenue late friday night they made quick work of the flames, but later found the male homeowner dead in a upstairs hallway. Fire commissioner Derrick Sawyer say the home did not have working smoke detectors. We looked through the dwelling we found one smoke alarm that was not working. And that smoke alarm was at the top of the basement steps. So you need to have one smoke alarm on each level specially in the sleeping areas. Good reminder for you there. Cause of the fire is under investigation. Authorities are reminding residents to fill kerosene heaters up outside and of course to leave plenty of space around those space heaters. Well, thats not the only fire danger facing home owners in this bitter bitter cold. Eyewitness News Reporter Natasha Brown was in bensalem township bucks county where authorities believe house fire was sparked by a man trying to thawing out frozen pipes. This burned out shell after mobile home is all that remains after Early Morning fire in bensalem. Fire Officials Say the frozen pipes led to the blaze. He attempted to be thawing out the pipes by using heat gun, electric heat gun which in turn ignited the insulation on the under side of his home. Bitter cold temperatures leaving many homeowners to deal with pipes bursting. Fire Officials Say there is a save way to prevent this from happening. Keep faucet or one of your spouts open to let a little bit of the water drip. Moving water is harder to freeze than water standing still. Tonight ill let the water run. While homeowners prepare to be plunge intoed deep freeze, folks in south philadelphia dealt with the unexpected and often un presentable, water main break at west ritner in south lambert streets sending water flooding into basements. Four and a half feet of water in my house. So enough for a swimming pool. If the heat was on maybe i could have went swimming. While the weather is physically draining, on some, it is also draining car batteries. Driving a car around, no problems initially came out cold weather probably did 20 minutes worth of shopping, came back, and the car wouldnt start. One driver can be anywhere from 15 to 30 hauls within 12hour span. This bitter blast is reaking havoc on pipes and cars. But we found at least one person welcoming the weather. I was born and raise in the chicago. This is mild for me. Only thing missing 2 feet of snow. Did finds the one person who appears to be wishing for 2 feet of snow this area. Fire officials urging homeowners to be cautious during this time of the year, saying if you do have to be thawing any pipes in your home then hair drier is much safer. Bensalem Natasha Brown cbs3, eyewitness news. While firefighters battle more than just flames, when a house caught fire in avalon thursday night. Their hoses froze the house and everything around it ended up covered in ice. Take a look at this video. Fire broke out in the 4700 block of fifth avenue. When the temperatures were below freezing. Those temperatures made it a tough battle for firefighters. Like making snow. There was ice immediately. It was that cold last night. All spray that came off of the host lines froze before they hit the gown. The fire even spread to the house nextdoor. Both of the homes were unoccupied at the time of that fire. The cause remains under investigation. Well, Chestnut Street shutdown after large section of a marble sign came crashing to the ground. This was the scene near 15th street. The marble crashed through awning, then shattered on the sidewalk below remarkably, and thankfully, no one was hurt. L i Officials Say it appears that water seeping from behind the stone actually froze, and then dis lorge dollars that sign. Well, fridays incident happened weeks after and just around the corner from where falling bricks crashed through the roof of lululemon on walnut st. Bricks came loose from adjoining building, caused the too far cave in sent three women to the hospital. The building nextdoor was later secured with temporary steel bracing. It is 5 06 right now. Happy Valentine Day to you. You know there is year the lovers holiday falls on a saturday, which should make for some good restaurant business. But, before go to dinner, dont forget the flowers. Thats where eyewitness News Reporter Steve Patterson comes in live inside flowers and company, in rittenhouse square, where they are getting busy today. And looking like a rose, steve, good morning. Nicole, the most Beautiful Day of the year, isnt it . A day where we get to celebrate love. Here in a flower shop, flowers and company, rittenhouse square, as you mention preparation here has been going around the clock. Joining me, christy been here just first thing i want to talk about was we saw you pull up in the cab. And the cab driver, i think is symptomatic of what most guys are going through right now. Tell me what happened with this guy . Yes well, coincidentally, he asked me where can i get some flowers at this time. And i said i think someones on your side, because were opening up the flower shoprite now. So he lucked out. He came in, was able to trade some fair for flowers. I wish he was still here. Most incredible story. Walking in to do this flower live shot and he comes in looking for flowers and he just happens to find, be in the right cab at the right time. Christy, do most guys kind of plan ahead and get the prefab deal or are most kind of just walking in and grab whatever at this point . Well, there are certainly a mix of people that are coming in for, you know, custom orders, few days in advance. But then there is always the last minute guys who are running in and on the way to dinner, who need, you know, something in a vase immediately. But thats the good thing about having some premade arrangements, more custom things for people. Christy, i sympethize with those guys, may have i to grab something before i leave here. One of the things were talking about that i didnt really realize how the cold weather affect a flower shop. Right. Speak to that a little bit. Whats it means for you guys . As you can see in here the temperature is down right around 50 or so degrees just to keep the flowers at optimum temperature. But the cold really affect these flowers, theyre tell interest mental. So when we drop the temperatures, we have to drop them, make sure, they can die pretty quickly in a few minute, if you are going more than a block, do you have wrap it. And we have a worker back there, we will talk to her in a little bit. But you guys have been obviously going around the clock. This must be the biggest day of the year for you guys. Tell me what the atmosphere is in here before valentines dismay. Definitely fun, as you can imagine, it is a high volume time. But, you know, there are people here around the clock doing prep work, because we have, like you said, 4,000 roses coming through here. And in a few days, so, you know, it is definitely fun and festive. Fun and festive. Christy, thank you so much. Were going to come back to you. There is so much more to talk about here at flowers and company. Nicole weve got a long stem here. I may do some shopping before we leave. It is the big Valentine Day. Well send it back to you. Smart man steve, all right, thank you. Well get back to you. Happy valentines day. Time is a 10 00 right now. White house has announced creation of new intelligence aoun at this time fight computer and on line threats Cyber Threat Intelligence integration center. Cited attack against Sony Pictures as their motivation for create that new agency. Im signing a new executive order to promote even more information sharing about Cyber Threats both within the private sector and between government and the private sector. And it will encourage more companies and industries to set up organizations, hubs so you can share information with each other. While existing defense agencies do have cyber units no single Government Entity is responsible for coordinated threat assessments and response. It is 5 10 right now. Old man winter is letting us know just how cold hearted he can be. Dangerous cold and damaging winds, carol is tracking snow, as well. Why this Holiday Weekend could be one for the record books. Well have more on that. Also, caught on camera, next, how these bumm bling thieves got caught up in a slippery situation. And the Science Behind online dating. Coming up Health Reporter Stephanie Stahl takes a look at what works and what doesnt. When it comes to digital dating success. Well be back. How do i know im getting the best price on this . Well match any competitors price what about this . Price match guarantee. And this . Yup. So no Monkey Business . No tom foolery . Oh, we do have tom foolery. Tom . Staples has a price match guarantee. Make on budget happen. Make best prices happen. Staples. Make more happen. A Jewelry Store smash and grab nearly foiled by slippery floor, in the uk. Surveillance video shows them slipping sliding falling over as they take gold jewelry from the store they were rating. Clearly unprepared for the polished floor. The suspects still on the run this morning. Well, this valentines day we will see some of the coldest temperatures this year. Lowes in the single digits, blizzards warnings up for parts of new england including boston, where snow is the last thing they need. Jericka duncan is there. Reporter with the windchill at minus 13 degrees, boston city workers and the national guard, were digging out neighborhoods before the next major snowstorm. Boston has already received more than 74 inches of snow over the last 30 days. Mayor marty walsh. Were preparing for this weekends snowstorm. So snow removal is our top priority in the city of boston right now. Crews are hauling away 1500 truckloads of snow per day, four snow melters working around the clock melting nearly thousand tons of snow an hour. The arctic blast is affecting an estimated 127 Million People across 27 state and the district of columbia. Chris muhammad and his team deliver meals to more than 900 people each week, in 20 years hes never missed an delivery. No matter the weather. This challenge is all the way around. Ive never seen this much snow on the grounds route that would adder harley take five to six hours will probably take eight to nine hours. Boston Public School officials wont have to decide whether or not to close school because of the snow. Thats because on top of president s day winter break is next week. Jericka duncan, cbs news, boston. Speaking of the cold, happening today, Sea Isle City 21st annual polar bear plunge. Yes, thousands of very brave souls are expected to take a dip in the atlantic at 2 00. It is part of a variety of events all weekend long, raising money for charity. So it is for a good cause. By the way we did check with carol in this mornings water temperature, 38 degrees. Soap it, may actually feel warmer for the swimmers, than the air itself. Which is some bad news, really, for all of us. Carol, we will send it over to you for the wetter. Quite couple of days coming up for us weather wise, nicole, it is weather that you really have to pay such close attention to. Because you need to check on your elderly friends, and neighbors, heaters the pets, have to be kept inside, there is a code blue in philadelphia, and that does include the pets inside or there is a fine, and there is bad karma coming for you. So we are looking at snow thats actually making it to the ground all the way out as you head out through harrisburg. So, expect to find some snow showers around here. Weve got the clouds in advance of that. But the snow will be pressing on in. It is not a lot of snow. But with the roads that are subfreezing now and the snow coming down, you can be finding some slick conditions very, very quickly. Twentyone is the temperature right now in philadelphia, 16 trenton, 19 degrees in wilmington, it is 11 in the poconos, you get the idea, how cold it is, you factor in the winds, not that much wind today. This is probably the quiet wind day that we will be finding for maybe 48 hours or so. So try to do what you can now to secure loose objects, et cetera, that you have outside. Eleven, that windchill, seven in allentown, Winter Weather advisory starts at 10 00 this morning for the entire area. One to 3 inches, but i think more like one to two through philadelphia, there will be couple of spots where you will pick up maybe 3 inches of snow it comes in bursts, so these snow squawls come in here. All the sudden as i said at the top of the show it is like being stuck in a snow globe. It is like what is going on here . As the winds also start to pick up. The timing on this, one to four, general timing on this, one to four this afternoon bands of snow squawls, blustery conditions, between four and seven the snow squawls, low visibility, slick roads, watch that, as these temperatures drop from just above the freezing mark to below the freezing mark, and then after 7 00 that snow will be tapering. But the gusts of winds will be picking up, and it gets specially hi, after midnight. Amounts of snow, not much, coating to an inch to the south, through the philadelphia area, one to three, probably, more on the order everyone to two. You head up toward the poconos, you are going to be dealing with maybe three to 5 inches of snow out of this. The winds has to be factored in too. Gusts 50 to 60, yes, 50 to 60 top. The secure any loose objects possibility of some trees down scattered Power Outages of course, are possible at that time. And be the last thing you want with temperatures as low as theyll be. High wind warning covering all of us, 50 to 60mile per hour winds. Than goes from about 100 clock tonight until tomorrow afternoon. And future weather lets time everything out. This computer model says 2 00 in the afternoon. We do see a snow squawl coming through philadelphia. We get a brief little breakin places. We pick up another one maybe about 5 00. And then by the time we get to 8 00 tonight we see other areas of snow squawls coming through, but generally, this is the end of it. It moves out of here. 7 00 tomorrow morning, perhaps, at the shore, wraps on out skis clear tomorrow, and the winds go crazy. So we have just variety every weather conditions coming up. Not the least of which and maybe the most of which the dangerous chills. Windchills of minus ten to minus 20 on sunday morning and just about the same deal on monday morning. So fortunately people may be can be home as we go through the day on monday, with president s day. But it is going to be a day that i think youll be spending inside the house a lot of the time. Thirtyfour today. So above freezing, you can get out, do something clouds, but the snow coming, those squawls coming in later on, and then tonight we drop down to about 12 degrees, our windchills, way below zero. The wind picking up 40 miles an hour before midnight, 55 miles an hour after midnight. Make sure you have got everything in place to ride this out. And again bring those pets in ex check on your friends neighbors, make sure their Heating Systems are work. We have temperature tomorrow, for you 16. How about sunday night low of 1 degrees . One actual degrees. That could be record setting. And then on monday, 22 degrees, but those windchills could be as low as minus 20. Tuesday, 33 degrees. Do we see chance of snow shower . Do we see another snow shower around here wednesday . We have to continue to monitor. That will then we get more arctic air nicole, can you even stand it . I know you cant. No. 24 degrees by thursday and friday for highs. Wow, not often you see just the number one, carol. Yep, i know. Thank you. Hey, with the temperature tumbling as carol has been mentioning, make sure to have the cbs philly weather app on your phone get the latest updates about the dangerous cold and updated forecast whenever you want. 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