Vulnerable to falling down when you get the high winds. The heavy rain continues east of the pennsylvania or new jersey turnpike and its all moving off the ocean. So, well continue to see waves of this as we head through the evening hours. Peak wind gusts, winds really the main story with this storm. Cape may reporting a peak wind gust 63 Miles Per Hour, tuckerton 60, for the cues 58, downingtown 53, philadelphia reporting a peak wind gust of 46 Miles Per Hour and the winds still very strong. Philadelphia right now 33 miles an hour winds. Cape may reporting 44 miles an hour winds. And its going to be awhile before these winds really diminish. For details on that lets head over to meteorologist Melissa Magee. Yes, cecily and the winds are certainly going to be a factor as we go throughout the rest of tonight. Weve got that wind advisory posted for our suburbs to the north and west and a high and wind warning along the i95 corridor and also for areas in south jersey. So, the high wind warning actually expires for philadelphia around 7 oclock but it hangs on until bowenoid night for our coastal communities. Calling for gusts 40 to as high as 60 miles an hour in some locations. Coastal Flood Warning a big concern especially with the noreaster getting moisture pummeling in from the coast and pressing inland with that easterly flow of wind here so the warning from Seaside Heights down to surf city into Atlantic City cape may included on that on westward into Delaware City down to rehoboth beach. High tide cycle going on right now. Moderate flooding is concern. Minor flooding a concern as we get into tomorrow morning with that tide cycle. Noreaster impacts tomorrow. Well, as we go through tonight into tomorrow, for the rest of tonight gusty winds a concern, rain, some of which will be heavy at times. Overnight tonight those winds will calm down and the rain tapers to some showers as we get into tomorrow morning. But future tracker6 showing weve got the rain along the delaware and lehigh valleys but some mixed precipitation is likely as we go throughout the poconos and as the temperatures continues to drop. Well take a close look at that and let you know when the sun returns. Details coming up in the accuweather forecast. Thank you melissa. Todays storms took a ed didly turn in nicetown this afternoon a man in his 60s was killed after a sign blew off a wall into a car lot on old york road. Police believe the sign hit the man. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Action cam in ocean city new jersey where winds have flung trash bins into the street. The roof of the motel has been peeled back and now there is growing concern about rising flood waters on those streets. And its a. M. Similar scene as you go up and down the shore. Action News Reporter walter perez continues our coverage tonight from ship bottom, new jersey. Walter. Reporter hey, rick. It is a raw nasty day here on long beach island. When the wind kicks up it is really something else. Were getting a live look right here at bust back bays in ship bottom. Mighty close to flooding with high tide for the back bays arriving at about 7 30. Any time a noreaster comes to town, the Standard Operating Procedure along long beach island, new jersey, is to hope for the best but anticipate the worst. You have tom watch the the to watch the situation. The storm is really develop sewing he were not sure at this point how its going to end up. Reporter joe valio emergency manager for ship bottom borough says theyre expecting minor to moderate flooding in spots across the island. The most Vulnerable Properties are the ones along the back bays especially when high tide hits at about 7 30 and of course you have that wind. Some spots along the jersey shore have been reporting gusts up to 60 Miles Per Hour. Ocean county repair crews have been busy just fixing battered streets up and down lbi. These lights take a beating out here, you know. Everybody has got to bear with us while we can get out there and fix them all. Reporter we spoke with a few people who live here year round who say storms like these are never fun but after superstorm sandy, theyre ready for anything. Thank god its not snow. This is the usual thing for us so its nothing new. I mean, sandy wall the big one but were okay. Were beach front. We have to keep an eye on the dunes and where the waves are coming in and if the dunes are taken out and all that that fun stuff. Reporter sounds stressful. Yes, it is. All right back out live. So far localized flooding reported here on lbi. Spotty Power Outages reported as well. Moderate erosion concerns along the coastline. Well have another report coming up at 6 oclock. Reporting live from ship bottom, walter perez channel6 action news. Back to you guys. Walter, thank you. The storm also took its toll on the city of philadelphia. This morning rain and wind brought down part of the 12,000foot independence starts here mural at broad and race streets. The falling piece hit two cars in a Hahnemann University parking parking l no one was in. The noreaster knocked out power area out. In pennsylvania more than 6,000 peco customers are without power tonight. Atlantic City Electric says more than 5700 of its customers are in the dark right now and pse g reports another stretch hundred outages from its customers. And a reminder if the lights go off, 6abc is always on your mobile device. Make sure you have the 6abc app. Its available on your app store. In other news pennsylvania senator bob casey returned to washington for the First Time SincePresident Donald Trump took officers. As he left philadelphia this morning he had a message for the new administration. I hope that the administration would focus on investing in infrastructure, not on the size of the crowd, not on going after the press about how they reported on the inauguration. Who cares about that . Nobody does. Over the weekend White House Press secretary sean spice erin assisted the media misreported the size of friars inauguration cried. Today spicer took the podium for the First Time Since the remarks that caused a stir. What he had to say at ive too. 30. Are you sure is on to fix a crack between the pennsylvania turnpike and new jersey turnpikes. Officials say a truss under the Delaware River bridge has a fracture closing the bridge until further. No and that means pig traffic troubles for commuters left to get around the mess. Action News Reporter john rawlins is live in Bristol Township bucks county with more on the repair process. John. Reporter hi, rick. Authorities at this point still are not certain as to what caused the rather sudden fracture of a critical steel beam in that bridge. Its still under investigation. They do know, though, that the repair work is going take weeks at the very least. So, what prompted the emergency shut down . This is a closeup photo showing the fracture. A massive 14inch ibeam pulled apart. It runs beneath and supports the westbound lanes. It is located beneath the elevated road deck on the pennsylvania side. Carl difeboo. It looks likes a clean fracture, like a sudden fracture and by sudden very like to have occurred within account last several days or possibly weeks. Reporter over the weekend a portion of the damaged ibeam was cut away and stone Lehigh University for analysis. Then an emergency slice, a steel plate patch was boulder in place to stabilize the break. The next step, the construction of eight temporary towers like this tom support the damaged bridge while its repaired. Such towers were used in 2014 to stabilize the 495 bridge in wilmington. The sudden ibeam failure of the 276 bridge remains under investigation as commuters today had to example to navigate detours. Starting this morning im leaving two hours earlier get to work just in order to make sure i dont get snuck gridlock. Reporter how long will the massive bridge be closed . There is no clear time frame yet. Its going to be two more weeks until we understand the scope of the problem and how we address, that doesnt even include the construction time frame which could be multiple weeks. Reporter well, despite this miserable weather today, there was some early work being done in the sighting of those temporary towers that are going to be needed to support the bridge during the repair process. But as you heard, it could be weeks and many weeks at that before all the repairs are affected. Liflive in Bristol John Rawlins channel6 action news. Thank you john. Time for the traffic report. Gina gannon in for matt pelman tonight and shes live in the action news traffic center. Hi, jean nap. Hell low. You can say that again because were seeing wet roads, were seeing big delays, were seeing a lot of downed trees, downed wires Power Outages so a lot going on this afternoon. If youre traveling out right now, this is 95 seeing delays 10 Miles Per Hour and 18 as well. So, going to be a slow go on 95 as well as the vine street expressway, 76 and the blue route all delayed at this hour. Were also seeing delays on mass transit because of power issues. If youre commuting on the northeast corridor on amtrak that has been suspended so thats going to be a major issue as well. Then on your regional rails, the Paoli Thorndale is that suspend the. The rest of the lines seeing delays up to 30 minutes. Our Biggest Issue is with amtrak, that new jersey corridor has been suspended. Rick and monica. Gina thank you. Much more ahead on action n news at 5 00 new Research Shows women may be waiting tooing to get their hearts checked normally. Ali gorman explains the risks and when you should of you should start seeing your doctor. New information were getting about episode eight of star wars when action news returns tonight. We have a lot of people that have been separated from their families have no hope. . Jars governor expanded a state of emergency after deadly storms. At least 19 people were killed. Weather officials got more than 40 reports of tornadoes touching down. Nearly 30 of those reports have been confirmed. Health check tonight. New survey shows 60 percent of women do not know the recommend guidelines for heart screenings. That means many are getting checked much later than they should be. Health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman is at the big board tonight with more on what you need to know. Ali. You heard me say this before everyone should know your numbers when it comes to heart health but this new survey shows many women are starting this too late. A survey of a thousand women nationwide found in most didnt think they need heart screenings including checks on their cholesterol Blood Pressure and blood sugar until their 30s. The American Heart Association says this should start in your and 20s. Its a wakeup call. We need more education about prevention when it comes to Heart Disease. Many people believe that its a disease that mostly affects men. However, women are equally affected and in fact we have been dying more of Heart Disease than men. Women can begin developing plaque in their arteries when theyre teenagers so an early start on screening can be a lifesaver. Now, in addition to loop and cholesterol women should also have their body mass index and waste circumference checked. Both can that predict heart risks. Use a tape measure and keep it right at the level of your belly button. Now for women keep that number under 35inches, foremen you want to he coo it under 40inches. Studies have shown if you whatever more weight around your middle are you at a greater risk for type two diabetes and Heart Disease. Thats why you want to keep a close eye on that number. In other news doctors are finding not all breast milk is the same. Theres growing evidence that the gender of the baby affects the quality milk. Studies done in massachusetts and kenya show mothers produce milk with more fats and nutrients for boys than for girls. In kenya there were also economic differences. In richer families mothers of sons had more nutrients in breast milk for poorer families that was found in mothers of daughters. Now another study is also looking at how these differences affect growth. Experts say it is a whole new perspective on the impact of breastfeeding. Rick and monica, back to you. Fascinating. Thank you ali. 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The latest installment of the Star Wars Franchise hit a billion dollars worldwide. Rogue 1 is produced by disney the Parent Company of 6abc. Big news for star wars fans. Today producers of the star wars saga released the name of the next installment with this teaser its called the last jedi. Next star wars movie set to hit theaters on december 15th. Still to come on action news at 5 00 a check of that wet dreary and now dangerous weather. Lets look live outside storm tracker6 showing you the situation from Atlantic City and from the ben franklin bridge and in both cases its just a nasty evening. You do need to be careful if youre out and about especially if youre traveling. Meteorologist cecily tynan has an eye on double scan radar and shell have the latest from accuweather in the five day forecast when we come right back. Hey, ready for the big meeting . Yeah. Uh, hello . A meeting . Its a big one. Too bad. We are double booked diarrhea and abdominal pain. 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Meteorologist cecily tynan joining us with the latest on whats been a very dreary and now dangerous day. It certainly has been. We had the high winds, waves of heavy rain and storm tracker6 live double scan showing south jersey and delaware, parts of Chester CountyLancaster County getting a bit of a break in the action. Other areas, though ogetting some very heavy downpours. This is the worst of it right now you can see this heavy downpour from 132 crossing route one, highway 13 heading towards Langhorne Horsham all lifting up to the north and west and when you do get the heavier downpours dont be surprised if you see a little bit of sleet mixing in, the heavy downpours can pull colder air from higher in the at fire. Its a dynamic cooling. The big problem though with the icing is areas north of i78, the poconos, lake harmony area this is where were dealing with some freezing rain and it could be a pretty serious situation up there. We have a Winter Weather advisory posted for the poconos through tomorrow morning at 11 00 for the potential for some accumulating ice and snow. I think up there its going to be more of an icing event than a snow event. Back here at home, though, temperatures really too warm for any snow. Philadelphia 38, allentown 36, wilmington 38,