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WPVI Action News January 26, 2015

Claude giroux and Jake Vorachek on opposite sides tonight in nfl all star game and watch out jake sounds like flyers captain is coming for you. I dont think it will be very physical. But if i can finish one hit on jake i think i will. Is that what you will do . Dont tell him, but i might. Oohh watch out jake he returns to columbus where he started nhl career and doesnt get hit by she but hats off to vorachek. Scores a hat trick. Three goals. Three assists. All in all how about this the Team Combined for 29 goals most in all star game history. Its been a fun weekend overall. And i mean the people i would say youre seeing put up points. I had fun and enjoyed it hopefully ill be back. College hoops villanova only lost four regular season games last season and two were to creighton and they were ugly. And thats putting it nicely. nova out scored by combined 49 points. Jay wright and villanova gets pay back tonight theyre smiling they start game on 150 run. Josh park for three got it. It was ugly and creighton had turnovers as they did points. Second half, darn hiliard game high 24. Kid from bethlehem. Villanova gets a win. They rebound from the ugly to also georgetown off to a very good start. Much more to come on action news the next half hour much northeastern u. S. Preparing for what could be a recordbreaking blizzard. Strong words from new york city mayor is making sure everybody in the big apple take it seriously. Thieves who broke into a local church who found thousands of dollars of copper pike. That news and more when action news comes right surprised night heres whats happening on action any 11 30 a local church forced to shut down a program for the needy after thieves break in and steal thousand of feet of copper plumbing. Storm predicted for us and new york said it could be worst blizzard in the big apple. Preparations underway. And tonight preparing for coming blizzard made long day for customers and employees at whole bunch of supermarket. How long these folks had to waits to get into a trader joes. But first our area. Preparations are well underway for a major symptom of our own. Road cues getting ready and shopper spent the day rating supermarket shelves. And questions here how much are we getting and when does it arrive. Meteorologist Melissa Magee is at the big board with the latest and new numbers coming in melissa. Sarah walter, well take a closer look at numbers in a moment. You notice the beginning of precipitation starting to move on in. Stormtracker 6 live doubling scan radar showing you light showers for philadelphia and areas north and west. This is because of the clipper system moving on in. Keep in mind temperatures tonight are below freezing and you want to watch out for slick spots especially if out and about. Were widen out the picture. This is the area of low pressure tracking east as we go throughout the day tomorrow. So lights snowfall on the way on monday. Then monday night well watch the storm system transfer its energy off the coast and it will blossom and intensify and work its way north and east as we go to monday night and into tuesday. With that moisture said we have Winter Weather alerts to tell you about. Its really the winter storm warning for philadelphia, most of new jersey, blizzard warning in effect just for ocean county for our region. As you move north and east thats where you will find brunt of storm moving on in. Poconos to lancaster. Keingt chester county, wilmington. Dover. Were underneath a Winter Weather watch as we go into again monday night and into tuesday. So heres what to expect throughout the day tomorrow. Light snow showers around. Minor accumulations and winds pick up in the evening hours and at that point heavier snowfall develops with the storm system moving offshore and working its way east ward. So probability in what were calling for theres a very good likelihood we could find moderate 4 to 8 and it it pushes east if it wraps west ward and pushes closer to our area we could see a heavy not moderate of 8 to 12 we have updated numbers to show you in the forecast, walter. Thank you melissa. Road crews are busy today preparing for thousands of mile of highway with the storm. For bep dot and other agencies brine is first and then spreading granular salt. Theyll work in twelve hour staggered shifts. 2 100 76, 202 will be our mine priority. Secondary roads come second. With at. Trucks and vehicles we have out there everything is for the most part going to have 100 cover sglaj across the garden state 2600 salt trucks and plows will be out on the roads. Crews in newcastle, delaware are on duty and all the agencies are urging drivers dont go out if you dont have to. And if you must drive, take it easy and give them space to do their work. Plenty of people were out and about getting ready for Winter Weather today. It was busier than usual super markets across the area with shoppers stocking up. Everyone wants to make sure some spots do got a foot of snow or even more, theyll be ready. If we do im ready i have my snowplow open the back i got it fixed in philadelphia you. Just got it fixed. Not each 20 minutes ago. Youre good to go. Im ready. Store managers say they wont be surprised to see a few lastminute shoppers tomorrow morning. As the storms move through even before they arrive make sure to down load the 6abc stromtracker app that gives you the latest from accuweather and access to live radar. Plus use the reportier weather feature to let us know what is happening where you are and send us photos of the weather youre seeing. You can even create a digital postcard to share with family and friends. And action news will be on the air early tomorrow morning to help you get ready for the storm. The Action News Team will track the weather throughout the night well have the latest forecast and any School Closings traffic and transit conditions and more tune in starting 4 a. M. For the latest on Winter Weather headed our way. As melissa mentioned further north theyre preparing for blizzard that could drop a lot of snow open largest citys in north even u. S. Along the coast in massachusetts theyre boarding up against what could be or is expected to be high winds and many flights into and out of new york city are already cancelled. And while the citys mayor issued strong words of caution to the people there. Prepare for something worse than we have seep before prepare to be safe. Take every precaution. Now is the time to get ready for this extreme weather. Mayor bill deblaseo said at approaching storm could end up on list of top ten biggest snow storms ever to hit the big app. People there seem to be heeding warnings check out this picture from manhattan where people waited a full half hour to get into the trader joes on union square. Similar scenes throughout new york and new england. Meanwhile police in new york city an employee or they say employee at home depot in man at an shot and killed a supervisor today before turning the gun on himself he entered west 23, 2 45 this afternoon argued with supervisor and opened fire. Shoppers dropped everything as they scrambled for safety. Some ran out the front door and some store employees helped others. Some employees said follow us, follow us. They gathered us and took us out a back exit. Employees say the supervisor was Young African immigrant that recently married ands with well liked. No word on possible motive on this case. Police there trenton, new jersey are investigating a shooting that unfoldeded this evening. 6 30, investigators say a 23yearold woman was shot inside a home near the intersection of wrestling and liberty excrete and she was rushed to Capitol Medical Health Center and no word on conditions or arrests made. A church in bridesburg was targeted overnight by copper thieves. They did a lot of damage that forced Church Officials to shut done a program that helps needy. Action News Reporter john rawlins has the full story. I just think its pretty rotten. Thats really pretty sglaim reactions to what brought police this morning to Bridesburg United Methodist Church on kirk bride street. Overnight someone broke in through the washroom window and stripped out estimated 3 to 400 feet pipes and through the boiler room. It was discovered by ed lax that keeps church running no Services Today because it knocked out heating and running water. The food paptry is a mission of the congregation pastor ryan said. There 200 people every tuesday that came down to get food. We cant give them food this tuesday. Frustrated someone would rob a church prompted this remark aimed at someone responsible. Couldnt have needed it it for food theres plenty of food. You have a habit. Step up maybe the church can help you beat it. In addition to the stolen copper which will cost thousands to replace its believed some ash cash was stolen from the food bank. Theres one buzzling which pastor ryan is thankful. The main water supply was shut off which would have destroyed the food bank supplies. Its not clear when the pantry will be able to reopen. Church has to deal well Insurance Adjusters and such and replace the copper apipe. Until then it remains closed. John rawlins channel 6 action news. A Police Officer from new jersey who lost his life neary 70 years ago was remembered today. Action news on the scene there as princeton municipal applause afore ceremonies dedicating a new memorial for walter harris. Officer harris was shot and killed on february 2 1946 when he respond todd call of shots fired he inside a social club. Harris was off duty at the time and harris ace children took part in todays touching tribute. Still to come on action news tonight a Kickoff Party a few months early and why these people gathered to rally for important event that doesnt happen until may. And counts down to super bowl 49 is on. What one former eagle say they need to do when they come back stronger next when youve got something to share, you need upload speed. And only verizon fios gives you upload speeds. As fast as your download speeds. And the fastest wifi available from any provider. Period. So join the millions who get the difference fios makes. And see how sweet it is. Call the Verizon Center for customers with disabilities at 800. 974. 6006 tty v this year lay for life it in may and they hosted today a Kickoff Party. The relay for life has become a 30year tradition. Melissa here now with another check of accuweather forecast. Shes been telling us theres a lot of possible variations here. Thats rite well track the storm system up to the last minute. It would be different ft. Storm system were coming up the coast. Its cutsing up the clipper system and skomz west east direction. If we have a longer time for the storm system to grow it would not be so tricky with the forecast. Well talk about the details and whats going on. Stormtracker 6 double scan radar showing you we have light snow showers around with clipper system moving on through. Light snow in the city and areas north and west as well well go in tighter and you can see in philadelphia some light snow showers around. Even back through malvern coatsville, honey book brook up through norristown, lansdale, and cross areas in new jersey from wrightstown to browns mills we have light snow showers with clipper system moving on throw. Expect light snow showers to continue as we get into the rest of tonight and even early tomorrow morning. Outside 35 in the city and 40 millville and 41 in wildwood and 20 poconos and 30 allentown and 31 lancaster and 31 in trenton. Heres satellite 6 and action radar precipitation moving out thanks to the clipper system moving on through. We have a clipper system moving east ward throughout the day tomorrow and transfersen injury to off the coast and works east ward and intensifies at that moment. As i was saying this clipper system moves to the west and works its way east ward and intensifies. Theres a short window for this storm system to blossom whereas ft. Storm system were south of us and had a big chance grow there would be a little more certainty with the forecast that were talking about here. So heres whats going on. We have a clipper that turns costsal as we go throughout the day. 7 00 in the morning yes light snow showers around. This area of low pressure will transfer moisture to this off the coast and works its way east ward. Late monday night to tuesday you see snow blossom as cross the areas and in new york city and areas in southern new england with clipper system that will turn into noreaster. At that point with storm system getting its heaviest into monday night wind pick up as well. Winds gulingting in philadelphia, 8 00 tomorrow night, 31 miles an hour and 36 miles an hour wind gusts to millville and as we go throughout the day at that time youll have a coastal flood watch as well. With winds picking up on backside of storm theres a moderate tidal flooding concern at the time of high tide from sea side heights to areas in delaware. Possible snowfall and what were calling for with storm system working its way up the coast theres a sharp cutoff areas west 4 to 8 of know reading lancaster to areas in western chester all the way down to kept and Newcastle County as well. Poconos, allentown philadelphia millville wildwood, 8 to 12 and initially on the air earlier today we had 12 to 18 for Atlantic City really across the areas in new jersey. The latest model trends we seen two models come in and these models are trending and the storm system is further east so. With that said you still will have precipitation with that wrap around moisture. But heaviest looks to develop and deepen far to the east. And we dont get in on that significant snowfall. Still snow. Not significant. 12 to 18 for new york city up north and east. 8 to 12 trenton and lakehurst and 14 most of the viewing area for philadelphia on west. Confidence level with the storm system is below average. Were lease than 24 hours out with this thing and a lot of model uncertainty. It may deepen too late for the region to pick up on big heavy snow as it tracks further east. Well keep you forecasted. Periods of snow tomorrow high of 3 4 snowstorm tuesday high 6. As we get into wednesday much colder 29 degrees. It will feel colder with win chills. Thursday, sun to clouds, 35. Theres another model run in the overnight hours european meteorologist david murphy will have the latest tomorrow morning starting 4 a. M. Guys. Melissa, thank you. More ahead on action news tonight including sports. Eagles play final game of the season tonight during the pro bowl. All while one former legendary bird shares his thoughts how eagles can improve next season when action news comes right with the card most accepted in the philadelphia region you have the power to do more. Independence blue cross. Live fearless. Sproles timely makes the pro bowl technically the first year eagle became all star for punt returning ability but sproles shining as sever tonight. Among six eagles at the pro bowl. Acts for is 128 total yards and 86 of them come in the air. Third pro bowl appearance yes it is a memorable one. His team wins as well. The super bowl is one week from tonight. Hershey eightle seahawks are arriving in arizona today and patriots come tomorrow and tom brady says he will not be interviewed by deflate gates until after the super bowl. Seahawks star corner doesnt think the patriots will be punished any time if at all. Will they be punished probably not. Not as long as robert craft and Roger Goodell is taking spikts at their home. He was just at crafts house last week before the championship you talk about conflict of interest. But as long as that happens it wont affect them at all. Nothing will affect them. Heres always brutally honest. So what with do the eagles need to get going in the right direction and to make it to another super bowl. We asked former running back Brian Westbrook what he would say. They have to shore up positions and defense they need to figure youre out and secondary a pash rusher and maybe another receiver and then figure oar out the quarterback situation. Theyll go with nick foles or try to get someone in the draft. Thats part of the process. Thats what the off season is all about. 35 years ago tonight the eagles lost the super bowl to the oakland raiders. They have not made many and have not won any. Thanks for the reminders. Sorry. Thanks you, jeff. Nqi philly is next. We continue to track this storm system two headed our way in the next couple days theres School Closings and early dismissals to report. You can find them as well as 6abc. Com. We are on the air early tomorrow. Action news continues tomorrow morning 4 a. M. With matt odonnell, tamala edwards, david murphy and karen rogers. Now for sarah bloomquist, Melissa Magee, Jeff Skversky and the entire Action News Team, im walter perez. Have a great night and well see you back here next week. Thats a lot of people thank you, cable for the slower internet upload speeds. For fewer video on demand titles. Thank you cable, because if we never had you. We wouldnt know the incredible difference verizon fios makes. In Customer Satisfaction studies, fios is rated 1 in Internet Speed and reliability 8 years running. Plus, fios has the fastest wifi available from any provider. Period. See the difference for yourself. Get a fios triple play online at an amazing price guaranteed for two full years plus, get a 300 bonus with a twoyear agreement. Im karen rogers. And im Melissa Magee. Saturday tonight on fyi philly we dive into philadelphia magazines best restaurants we check out hot new spots for night life and busy women on the go, theres a Beauty Service that will come to you nd a home show upcycling challenge. Hi everybody and welcome to fyi philly. We are at abe fisher on sansom street in center city. The place is new but already its made philadelphia magazines list of top 50 restaurants. So lets head into the kitchen and see what the fuss is about. Abe fisher earned the 25th spot on the list for its innovative

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