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WPVI Action News February 10, 2015

Cranberry township. It happened less than two hours ago. One person was kill and dozens suffered minor injuries and 15 cars, four tractor trailers, two box trucks and a loaded bus were involved in the inner roadway. At least a dozen schools have already decided to delay their opening in the morning. That is because of icy conditions. We are running the the list of schools at the bottom of your screen. Meanwhile, lets check out double scan radar and meteorologist cecily tynan cecily, it is pretty bad out there. Is this just what you expect. Unfortunately it is. I was talk about during action news at 6 00 that with temperatures below freezing until midday tomorrow icing will be a big problem. Storm tracker six live double scan showing we have another batch of moisture moving in, and this you can see sleet and freezing rain. Do you see this rain in virginia. This will be moving in delaware and south jersey in the overnight hours and with temperatures below freezing that will be freezing rain. So zooming in, this is where we have got that glaze happening right now. Oxford chester count a cross route one right now moving up to the north and east. Really any roads that are treated very well with salt are completelyized over. You really to want to be careful. This will be a problem even into the morning commute. The Winter Weather advisories posted across our entire viewing area until 6 00 oclock tomorrow morning. Lehigh valley and upper bucks county it end at midnight and that is for ice and freezing rain and even some sleet. Right now you can see temperatures below freezing every where. 28 degrees in philadelphia. Thirty in millville. Twentynine in wilmington. Twentyfive in allentown. So the morning commute i cannot stress enough be very careful. Expect delays. Not only are the road going to be glazed over with ice, cars as well, you will have to get that ice off your windshield. Sidewalks very slick. Fit looks wet, consider it icy, i will talk about this and track snow and cold on the way in the accu weather forecast, jim. Lets switch live to action News Reporter Kenneth Moton on route 202 in king of prussia kenneth, what are the conditions like there. Reporter jim, as would you expect work is being done by road crews to take care of the slick spots but look, it is really dangerous, and slick on these sidewalks. These parking lots and those secondary roads. Tonight, that light rain and those dropping temperatures created more ice, and slippery conditions. We know a lot of people chipping ice off their windshields, slipping, going taking out the crash. Reporter tonight extreme caution continues in places like king of prussia where state crew where is tackling major roadways like 202. While we found mitch loading up to handle the smaller ones. He was spreading the ice melt in this neighborhood off of gulf road. If you dont have to go out the tonight dont bother going out. If you do go out be really careful, driving and or walking when you get out of the vehicles. Reporter in north philadelphia a treated broad street appeared to be dry but on streets like west ontario near tenth we can see the danger. Kathys son and his cousin were trapped after their suv hit a patch of ice and overturn on the way home from school. It was slippery, like ice it was ice. He tried to stop but he could not stop. Reporter the two, 16 yearolds are recovering from the number of injuries while family members are sending out that familiar warning. In the only main streets but the secondary street still are dangerous. You just have to be careful. Reporter work will continue overnight to keep the road safe but again, the real danger those untreated are barely treated surfaces. Reporting live from king of prussia tonight Kenneth Moton for channel six action news, jim. Thanks kenneth. The Action News Team will be on early beginning at 4 00 a. M. With the latest on the icy conditions. Plus any traffic or transit troubles, or Additional School delays. So, where will all of this snow go . That is the question, residents in and around a boston are asking, after being battered with their third winter storm in two weeks. Some 5 feet of snow has fallen in that time creating massive piles as people try to shovel out. Multiple roofs have also collapsed in the area. This is the way it looked tonight in wilmington delaware. Flames attacked a house on north Market Street and spread to neighboring dwellings. It was a tough fight against the flame, cold, and the ice. Lets go to action News Reporter Sharrie Williams live at the fire scene, sharrie what is the story. Reporter jim, this all erupted just before 8 00 oclock just after 7 30 they tell us this is where flames broke out. Take a look as you can see this is what is left of this four unit row home area. It is, a total loss, were being told by the chief who was out here working on this. The the good news though everyone made it out alive. Bright colored flames took off over this section of row homes. Nearly 80 Fire Fighters from multiple agencies working together to get the fast moving fire under control. It looked as though within minutes the flames were spreading to the other houses. I never seen nothing like that. It was shooting out of the side. It was like something want blowing the fire out. It just took over. Reporter a five twoyear old man was trapped inside and had to be rescued by Fire Fighters, that according to New Castle County officials. Family members rush overhearing their loved one needed help. We came around here and all you saw was smoke and flames coming from the side. Me and my two niece and my sister ran to the door to get him out but smoke was too heavy. We had to back off. We were screaming his name to come out. Reporter home owner Nancy Thornton was watching television when she heard a commotion. My neighbors knocked on the door an inside come on miss nancy, we need to you get out now. I grabbed my boots and a coat. Reporter thornton didnt have time to grab anything else not even her purse. She has lived here for over 30 years. That is my home. I have been here since 1984 the second with the white awnings are, yes. I watched the smoke move in my room. It is disturbing. Im happy that im alive. Reporter very difficult for those home owners to watch their homes go up in flames. This is still an active fire fighter scene. Fire fighters in the back of the home now working so they can look for remaining hot spots. We know that three people were taken to the hospital, two treated for smoke inhalation, the third person being that gentlemen who was trapped and had to be rescued. He did suffer some burns. We know that the red cross is helping, three families tonight. Life from wilmington Sharrie Williams for channel six action news. Thanks, sharrie. Philadelphia police are investigating an alleged Sexual Assault at a septa train concourse this afternoon. Detectives are reviewing Surveillance Video from the Jefferson Station at tenth and filbert. Sources are telling action news tonight that the 28 yearold woman willingly walk with her alleged attacker to the end of a platform and then down on to the tracks. But the situation turned violent. She said she was beaten, molested there and able to escape to tell authorities. The the victim is in the hospital. No arrests have been a maid. This was a night of grief, night of tears a night of unyielding disbelief the on the campus of Millersville University. Students came together to, mourn violent death of the fellow student. Action News Reporter dann cuellar was on campus tonight. Reporter faculty and student here very much in the state of shock over this tragic brutal murder something that Staff Members say have never happened here on campus. Tonight many gathered to remember 18 yearold karlie hall. Reporter through tears and sadness more than 200 students and Staff Members braved an icy drizzle to mourn loss of freshman karlie hall a business major here. Im saddened, im shocked, im angry about what happened to karlie hall. This young life has been taken far too soon. Reporter court record revealed a violent confrontation early unday inside karlie halls dorm room in bard hall on the Millersville University campus. Police say that they responded to the second floor room and found halls boyfriend 19 yearold Gregorio Orrostieta giving her cpr his hand and jeans were bloody. Told police they argued after a party and he shoved her. They were in some type of a physical confrontation in which he admitted to what he called backhanding her and pushing her and that she became unresponsive. Reporter but medical examiner determined that she had been severely beaten and strangled. The yours that she suffered were far greater and more severe then a back hand slap and one push. Reporter tonight amid candle light at millersville they placed a black veil over the statue of the University Mascot for truly even those who didnt know karlie hall were hurting. Dont forget we are all one family. We are all here. Were all here for one another. I know that this will be tough for not only karlies family but for all of you as well. Reporter a number of student groups are planning to hold fun raise tours help karlie halls family with funeral expenses. Suspect is being held without bail at Lancaster County prison awaiting a preliminary hearing. At Millersville University, im dann cuellar for channel six action news. Still to come on action news tonight a carjacking caught live on tv during a Wild Police Chase around the streets of southern california. We will show you dramatic gunfire, conclusion. And last hour gamble there is a midnight deadline that could cause the entire revel casino sale to fold. Cecily. Road are already icy tonight im tracking more freezing rain moving in overnight and after this later this week im tracking snow and coldest air mass of the season in the accu weather forecast. Brian taft joins us tonight with the special. Reporter report jim, we put our lives on line these days thinking only savvy hackers could find their way to that information but so much of what we post thinking it is private is actually very public and very easy to fine. Coming up we will talk to socalled digital detectives with some tips on how to find it and why you you should be looking. And Ducis Rodgers with the sixers going up against the best in basketball tonight when action news continues. We are going to go live to the scene of that traffic accident, more than a traffic accident, a pile up on the new jersey turnpike tonight, first thing i want to say to you is we do the not have control of this camera so if it goes all over the place a pol guys. This camera is, from our sister station wabc but the image is of the southbound side of the new jersey turnpike, between exit eight and 8a shut down tight. This is where over 20 vehicles many more than 20 vehicles got involved in an accident at 9 11 tonight. One person was killed. Six trucks were involved, including four tractor trailers. This is now video of the actual accident scene. Two box trucks and over 15 cars got involved in this ice caused accident. We do believe that icy conditions on the roadways caused this accident. This is between again exit eight and 8a the southbound side. Can we go back to that live shot if we can. The southbound side is now shut down tight as you can see, one of the Truck Drivers i believe is now being interviewed for live television, in new york city. Major problems on the southbound side of the new jersey turnpike tonight. Worst part of it all, one person was kill. A Wild Police Chase around los angeles tonight involve at least four crashes a carjacking and ended with a shooting. Police say when the suspects first stolen car was totaled he jumped out and carjack another vehicle at gunpoint. Eventually he got wedged between cars jumped out and tried to command dear a third vehicle but pursuing officers shot at him, handcuffed him and rush him to the hospital. Police have not said if he was hit or if any other motorist were hurt. After all was said and done, will the deal to he will is the revel casino really be canceled . Earlier today the owners of the former casino said they would cancel the deal if the sale isnt closed by midnight tonight. The perspective buyer glenn straub says he could not get it done by midnight because of uncertainty over rights of former business that is rented space in the revel. Straub was expected to pay 95 milliondollar. We dont know exactly what is going to happen. The revel owner ace if the deal doesnt go through they will keep straubs ten milliondollar deposit. Radnor police have identified culprit responsible for forcing the evacuation of the township Municipal Building tonight. A faulty heater caused high levels of Carbon Monoxide on the 300 block of ethan avenue. Ten people were check out for gas poisoning but they were deemed to be okay. Another person was taken to the hospital for overnight observation. Tonight a special report on sign. What you post on line can come back to haunt u. S. Specially when applying for a job but you too can be a digital detective, following the the bits and by the people leave as bread crumbs to help figure out a strangers really are who they say they are. Brian taft is now live at the the big board to explain brian. Reporter sometimes they leave more than bread crumbs they leave whole sandwiches, jim. To be clear, the for we put on line is relatively safe or encrypted or behind a firewall that keeps bad guys out but you might be surprised to find out how much about you is a available to anybody who want to find it. While that might sound scary there are some tools when used the right way can prove invaluable. This is a little detective tricky will she you. Reporter from on line banking. All these names popping up. Reporter to on line dating. User profile. Reporter minute by minute facebook chronicling of our day. What you are doing have of every minute of every day. Reporter we live our lives more and more on line and we put a lot of ourselves out there, where ever there may be. And Cynthia Heatherton necessary how to get there, shes president of the heatherton group a digital detective whose job is to find out more about people using only what she find right here. She says that you can and should do the the same, with your meeting strangers through dating apps or hiring babysitters to watch over your kid trust doesnt have to be so blind anymore. First she says use the the basics, easy to get information. Anyone can find with google or bing or any other network. Reporter then dig deeper. Heatherton says linkedin is gold mine of information that people publicly post. Linkin is my resume, look at me. Reporter you can find things like peoples resume, did they go to college, where have they work in short are they who they have been saying they are. We have background information, things he is involve in interested in. Reporter another tool is tweet tails, through this site you can search for a persons twitter handle and find out what they tweet about most often and how they speak when they think no one else is listening. Heatherton realize on this information called tin eye through this portal you can grabbed a facebook or twitter profile picture and find out where else it may a appear this Search Engine will look for instances where that picture has been used other than the site thaw got it a at. Reporter rob devideo a fellow digital detective says that is useful if someone has a active profile on anymore knee fair just sites or any other connections to that end both heatherton and devideo says a locked facebook profile can yield a ton of information. Who are they friend with . Who are they talking to. Reporter even if you cannot see someones page you can often see who their friend are and find out who they are connected. If that sound creepy, the experts say, it should not. I have not crossed a line and done any hacker stuff. You dont have to. Reporter because the the information is public and available, and they say the more you know the better off you are. The average consumer would be smart if you go and be pro active and look at what is out there. Reporter that also applies to you. Now all of the experts we talk to say you should use all of these tools on yourself to find out what others can see about you, day in and day out. Heatherton group has put together more tips for you including how to better secure your facebook page. We can all benefit from that. We have posted all of that on six abc. Com. This jim just very tip of the very big iceberg, of information that is out there and various tools to find it. You will wills fine those on six abc. Com. Brian, thank you. We have a tough situation out there, we have cecily tynan here to explain why. Jim, we are finding how the how dangerous freezing rain can be. Storm tracker six usually we show it live but i want to show you around 9 00 oclock. That pink line, that is new jersey turnpike near cranberry and it was a brief batch of freezing rain that rolled through. Do you see that blue . That was it. It rolled through very quickly. That is all it takes to coat and glaze the roads. That likely did cause that pile up on the new jersey turnpike. Now, we will go to Storm Tracker six live and show you what is going on. We have another batch of freezing rain moving through Lancaster County right now chester county, northern new castle count and more moving through in the overnight hours. The problem is temperatures are below freezing ape will stay below freezing until midday tomorrow. Philadelphia 28 degrees. Allentown 25. Millville 30. Wildwood 30. Reading 26 degrees. So anything untreated is getting glazed over with ice. You really have to be very careful tomorrow morning. Before you step outside if you can go ahead and throw some salt out on the road and si

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