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WPVI Action News February 1, 2015

Sunday night, parked cars fire crews battling a blaze at an apartment complex in south jersey. We are following breaking news there has been an arrest in the murder of a social worker shot to death last month at a bus stop in north philadelphia, and we will have a life report in a few minutes. But the big story on action news tonight is a forecast that could add up to big trouble for some drivers tonight into tomorrow morning. We are looking lnve now sky six in hd at ben franklin bridge tonight, all is quiet out there but come tomorrow morning a messy mix of snow, rain and ice could create some difficulty conditions, on the roads in some parts of the area. We have Live Team Coverage to help you get prepared this evening. Action News Reporter, Annie Mccormack is live with a look the at how road crews are ready. Meteorologist adam joseph and Melissa Magee are tracking the system. We will begin with melissa. What are we looking at. We are track ago this snow and mixed precipitation across the midwest eastward into the east coast. This is a storm system on the way. Storm tracker six live double scan radar showing light snow fall across central pennsylvania and steady know picking up across western pennsylvania and just to the north of i80 but we will widen out picture here and area of low pressure is over Southern Illinois and indiana. To the north we have the the snow. If you follow that up, and over, we have a snow line breaking out along i80 just to the north of the pennsylvania turnpike. So that will be where you will find a significant snowfall. To the south of that line however, all of that moisture coming from the south and that is where that warmer ale will mix in with the system. That area of low system will track to the areas north of philadelphia, and because of that winter storm warning that has been posted for poconos, down to easton, allentown, quake are town and pottstown as we are expecting some major impact later on tonight, rate through tomorrow afternoon. But there is a Winter Weather advisory, for philadelphia and areas to the south and east as we are expecting some minor impacts later on tonight right through 7 00 a. M. On monday once the storm system getting. We will talk about what we can expect. That precipitation we are tracking tonight will turn steady between 8 00 and 11 00. Heavier will fall as we get in the overnight hours and there is concern in the Lehigh Valley for some icing, not the the best time, during the overnight hours and just in time for that rush from 3 00 to 8 00 in the morning. This storm system will end with a west east direction from 11 00a in m to 2 00 in the afternoon. We will bring in meteorologist adam joseph because it is all about the temperatures and presip type that will vary depending on the location. It is location location, location, yet again. It is quiet, dry out here and it is not all that cold. Lets look at the temperatures around the region right now in philadelphia 38 degrees. All areas right now, generally south of philadelphia, above Freezing Point flirting with freezing to the north and west, and you can see those wind coming out of the southerly direction ahead of the system. Temperatures will drop a little bit tonight but overall they will be rising and this is why we are going to see majority of the area, in the rain category by tomorrow morning. So if you are a super bowl travel this evening between 10 00 p. M. And midnight steady snow in the far northwestern suburbs. In the philadelphia metro area snow mixing with sleet and southern new jersey, in delaware it will already been rain by 10 00 oclock tonight ape through that midnight hour. How much snow to expect . It is mainly rain from philadelphia, all points to the south with no snow accumulation. Just to the north of philadelphia, chester county, Montgomery County southern parts of the berks county one to 3 inches before it washs way with heavy rainfall and up toward Lehigh Valley we are expecting three to 6 inches of snow and sleet before even there it changes to rain. Here are the times of the change to rain philadelphia metro area between midnight and 2 00 a. M. Pennsylvania turnpike between two and 4 00 a. M. And Lehigh Valley between 5 00 and 8 00 oclock in the morning. By tomorrow mornings rush hour many areas just wet roads, with some ponding but it is Lehigh Valley we have to watch out for sarah with that icing lingering into that morning rush. Adam, thank you. Lets get the a check on how road crews are working to make sure your morning commute is a safe one. Action News Reporter Annie Mccormack is live with that part of the story, annie. Reporter and sarah over past five minutes we started to see some really light flurries, at this point , penndot crews dont have a lot to do but were told they will be driving around all night overnight looking for that precipitation so that they can treat roadways as soon as they can. Salt trucks, loaded up penndots norristown salt yard sunday afternoon when penndot and additional contractors more than 300 trucks including salt, plow and anti icing trucks will be on district sixs highways and byways covering five counties. We were able to brine major highways and get that taken care of as our first line of defense. As forecast started to change we were able to make adaptions, we were able to bring in crews this afternoon. Reporter crews got a head start friday afternoons brief snow squall laying down salt the that will help precipitation too. The timing of this wintry mix is concerning, between monday morning commuters and people leaving super bowl parties tonight. Drivers tell us they are factoring weather into their plans. Ill probably stick because i have a decent car for it but, you know, i might head out early if it gets bad. Take it the slow get out of the road out of the way of the plows and just let them do the job. Reporter sunday this Montgomery County to not seem like a threat to drivers but overnight we could get more. Penndot crews say even if we dodged a rough storm last time everyone still needs to be prepared. Even though we might be looking as if it is just rain coming down it could be freezing on contact on the roadways and the sleet, it is same thing you can get slippery conditions. You get smoke that produces run off that can be slick spots. Reporter and, one thing penndot tells us that they have plenty office salt. This time, last year they had already used up about 100,000 tons, they have been not used near lay that much this year. Reporting live from Plymouth Meeting Annie Mccormack for channel six action news. Stay on top of the latest forecast with the six abc Storm Tracker app from light radar showing you the storms path to the latest hourly and seven day forecast, it is all right there at your fingertips. The Action News Morning Team will get an early stam tomorrow morning for latest forecast, travel conditions and School Delays join matt, tam, david and karen at 4 00 a. M. Breaking news, right now action news has learned that Philadelphia Police have charge a northeast philadelphia man with murdering a social worker as she waited for the the bus. A source tells action news that the suspect was her coworker and he has confessed. Action News Reporter Kenneth Moton has more on the motive and the man in custody he joins us live from Police Headquarters tonight kenneth. Reporter czar, Police Sources say, Randolph Sanders was pick up yesterday and charged this afternoon in the killing of the 56 yearold kim jones. Motive, they say he was trying to keep her quiet to cover up an alleged crime. It was a major break in the mysterious bus stop murder that had homicide detectives back at 12th and jefferson streets, in north philadelphia, this morning. It has been three weeks since someone gunned down the Program Director for social service nonprofit, near her home. But today police made an arrest. I want to know who would do Something Like that, so i really have been waiting, they have been talking about it, if they have ever get the person that did it. Reporter the it turns out someone jones knew her coworker, 36 yearold Randolph Sanders. A man action muse spoke with during the initial coverage of the jones murder. Just stun. The just stunned. Just stunned. Reporter they are disturbing word that the murder accusations are true. Victim is returning program for turning points for children was the with the contract of the Cities Department of human services. The sources say jones a accused sanders of miss managing fund and possibly stealing thousands of dollars from the nonprofit. On the morning of january 13th sources say jones was standing at her septa bus stop, on her way to dhs to turn her coworker in when sanders dressed in the disguise, quietly walk up from behind, and shot the woman in the back of the head. Sanders told action news weeks ago that he and the victim who recently got married were close. I was fortunate enough to be invited to her wedding when she was married. She was incredibly happy. This is just disturbing. Reporter today detectives were back on the scene with the metal detector looking for evidence but sources say Surveillance Video of the shoot are led them to a vehicle which led them to the killer of a woman this neighbor thought of as a daughter. I guess he had no idea that this guy or whoever it was would come up and do Something Like that. She did the right thing. You are doing something wrong you turn him in. Reporter are sources is a i police searched sanders northeast philadelphia home in the 9100 block of ryerson road and found three guns. That theft of fund from the nonprofit is still under investigation, walter. Reporting live outside Philadelphia Police headquarters, this evening Kenneth Moton for channel six action news. Kenneth, thank you. Police have made an arrest in the murder of a woman and father yesterday. Dennis, is accused of killing his girl friend Nicole Wilson and her father, five twoyear old brian wilson, inside their home on washington street. Investigators say both victims were bludgeon. A Family Member discover the bloody crime scene yesterday morning. He had been living in the home with the family. He was treated for several lacerations that are believed to have been self inflict. He is charged with two counts of murder. Much more to come tonight on action news, flames were not the only thing Fire Fighters had to battle to day on the scene of the blaze in south jersey. How several parked cars made the job even tougher. But first Whitney Houstons daughter remains hospitalized we have the latest on how shes doing tonight. There is a little Football Game about to get underway tonight, ahead in sports, we will tell you who our sports team is pick to go win it all when action news comes right back. Hiiiii. Hi. Sorry, were closed. What . I need help with my deposit. The bank has rules. Its really quick. I cant hear you. I promise, im gonna be really quick. I dont under. I cant hear you through the glass. Ill. Be. 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Whitney houston accidentally drowned in a bathtub, three years ago this month. Five people were injured in an apartment complex and in new jersey after a fast moving fire broke out. The fire broke out just before 1 30 this afternoon at Chestnut Lane apartments. Officials say five people were trapped, on the second floor. Fire fighters were able to get them out and rushed to local hospitals. We are told their injuries are not considered to be life threatening. Fire Officials Say progress was hampered because nearby hydrants were blocked by parked cars. This whole area is a fire lane and there is a Fire Marshalls Office always here doing fire violations. These people here just dont care. Officials say the fire moved quickly across the buildings attic. Eight apartment were destroyed, in word on the reason. Speed appears to be factor in the deadly crash in the roosevelt boulevard earl theyre morning. Police on patrol came across the crash in the northbound lanes near adams avenue shortly before 5 00 a. M. They say female driver lost control, hit a tree and was eject from the vehicle. Victim was pronounced dead at the scene but has in the been identified. Search in Port Richmond new has a deeply personal remembrance of the late Pope John Paul the second relic of his blood. Hundreds of parishers at this church honored the now Saint John Paul the second during mass today. John paul visited saint add he will burts when he was a cardinal in 1976. Jamie is here with sports on this super bowl sunday. Big sports day, guys. Surely. And commercials. Yes. Okay. Were all counting down to kick off, commercials and the the food but before we look ahead to the big game it is hard not to look back between patriots and eagles. That is right, this marks ten years since the bird and pats met in the super bowl can you believe it, a decade since Donovan Mcnabb may or may not have thrown up in the huddle decade since we got so close. Tonight will mark patriots third super bowl appearance since then. They have yet to win another title. Tom brady knows seattle posts quite a challenge. This defense cause is a lot of issues, they dont make anything easy. We have to work hard all night. It business about having a good plan and you are always confidence going into the game with what you are doing but you have to be able to execute it very well. So, there is nothing easy about it. Now, in brady and pats beat eagles ten years ago they won back to back super bowl titles. The it has not happened since then. Seattle in the the unique position to accomplish that feat. They have run eight straight games but the deet fending champs know that this wont be easy. Were going to dot the things that we do well and hopefully that will be good enough for us. Most importantly is we want to play with great speed and play fast. Is going to be clutch, you know. We expect a great game. We expect it to come down to the wire. We are poised for that. Were ready for that. And now, we are going to talk about the flyers, they are apparently really earrings will good at playing under pressure coming back from the allstar break. They had to win 25 of the final 34 games to win. They have not lost since. So, last night flyers beat mapel leafs one to nothing. Their fourth straight win which is the longest streak of the season. Michael dell zotto has a point in six straight games how about steve mason, he had 30 saves on the way to 25th career shut out. Flyers have a four day layoff before they play again. Flyers also have their super bowl predictions. I think that i will go with seattle. As much as i hate to do that, i have to go with seattle. Patriots because everybody counted brady out in the beginning have of the year and he showed them he is still one of the best. Im going with the seahawks, hoping that. I like brady. So, what your super bowl predictions. Ducis roomingers 2421. I have got 2420. Jeff skversky and his foam finger jeffs birthday by the way has seattle by four. Happy birthday jeff. My twoyear old has been calling it the patriots. So maybe he is on to something. He got the right last year. So, i dont know. All right. Thank you. A check on that winter storm headed our way is next here on action news. Take a live look at sky six right here a quiet scene that will change over the coming hours. Meteorologist Melissa Magee is tracking the latest when action news comes right back. Xnao5n well, the winter storm heading our way is already causing blizzard conditions in the chicago area. Up to 14 inches of snow is due to fall by tonight. More than a thousand flights have have been canceled at ohare and midway airports. Detroit could see its biggest snowfall in american a decade. In nebraska, long stretches of interstate 80 near lincoln were closed to day because of crashes like this one. State troopers say high wind, made it tough for drivers to control big rigs and near white out conditions kept drivers from seeing the highway. More snow and high wind are expected tonight. Meteorologist Melissa Magee joins us. Is it the fair to say Delaware Valley will be mostly rain in the end

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