Precipitation. From noon until 3 00 a. M. That is northeast, if we look at philadelphia and the metro area, what we think percentage wise about how much snow before it changes to rain, the highest percentage is 60 a light accumulation of 3 inches and if are you looking for 6 inches its less at 5 . Well have more about the storm on its heels come next week in the accuweather forecast. Thank you adam. Follow the storm with the 6 abc Storm Tracker app get the latest from accuweather and access to our live radar and use the report your weather feature, to let us know what is happening and where you are, and show us photos of the snow and create a digital postcard to give to your family and friends. It started with a murder suspect and when one of their own stopped them from solving the case and that officer is facing charges. John rawlins live now, the story is beginning to feel a bit like a soap opera. Or a cheap novel. That was the words of the d. A. Today. The case is there is a former homicide detective awaiting arraignment he is charged with obstructing justice and that he decide evidence and for a months time hid a criminal suspect that happened to be his girlfriend. September 15th a man is stabbed to death in the after hours club of north 5th street and police start looking for Erica Sanchez a former lover of the man she has a new boyfriend ronald dove a homicide detective and the d. A. Does not do his officer as a detective. He jumps into action to hid evidence, shielded her and hid her and financed her flight. Dove drove sanchez to rochester new york where he checked her into a holiday inn. Williams says that dove cleaned sanchezs vehicle, a honda element like this one and took him to a garage owner and told him to store it out of sight. He said erica had murdered someone and police were actively looking for the car. While allegedly hiding sanchez, he told other detectives that he killed in sex defense and that his heart overruled his head. Ron never thought he was trying to help a criminal. Instead he thought he was helping someone that was a victim of Domestic Violence and acted in self defense. Ronaldo torres and melanie cologne who was shot 12 times and her body was dumped behind this apartment building. This story is full of odd twists, the d. A. Says that dove rejoined sanchez in new york and the couple took a little vacation it was described they went to Niagara Falls and took in the sights. John rawlins, channel 6 action news. Thank you john. Three people are dead after their car crashed on the new jersey turnpike this morning, it happened around 7 30 in cherry hill near route 70 in the past 15 minutes, new Jersey State Police confirmed that the driver was 35yearold sagundo ramiro. The car crashed into trees and lingering snow and ice made roads tough to navigate this morning. The action cam was in bucks county as Pennsylvania State police searched a frozen over lake for a car with possibly a body inside. They used chainsaws to cut through the ice no word on what kind of car they are looking for or if anything was found. Take a look at these flames that massive inferno raged in ber gan county is it broke out in an apartment complex in edgewater 500 first spornds from new jersey and new york were called into action. We got out safely and got the cars out, at least we are alive. That is the most important thing. Hundreds of firefighters went doortodoor as flames moved quickly through the 240 unit structure destroying every single one of them. Responders made three rescues and incredibly no one is missing. It was floor to ceiling with smoke and they had to crawl their way in the dark to get the people out of the apartments, we had a crew trapped on the balcony and rescue with ground ladders from the back of the building, that was my concern first not the building. Investigators trying to figure out how the building burned there were sprinklers but built with light Building Materials that were flammable but up to code. Today it continues to smolder, dozens of people are displaced but receiving tons of help. Truck loads of supplies are arriving from all over the region. We went to the Grocery Store to get tooth brushes and milk and that kind of things they would not take the money they are food and drinks for everyone. Edgewater schools are closed today but the children went there any way to deliver supplies. Everybodys belongings were there and everything was lost, its horrible. Here is the incredible thing two firefighters and two civilians only suffered minor injuries despite those incredible flames you see there. The police chief says that lives cannot be replaced. But as for the structure they can always rebuild. A massive blaze there thank you. Officials in new jersey are investigating a fast moving house fire that sent to people to the hospital. It broke out in clayton this morning. It took firefighters 20 minutes to get the flames under control and two people were take and to Crozier Medical Center with burns. They are expected to be okay. Unionized teachers won another round in court over the school commission, they ruled that the src was wrong to void the teachers contract and force them to pay for health care and those terms have to be collectively bargained it takes 200 million out of the School Districts budget over the next few years. Vernon odom has more, hell have a live report at 5 00. Delaware governor jack markell delivered his annual state of the state address and established an ambitious new goal, from a few years ago when the economy was in a free fall, but a lot has to be done to prepare for the opportunities of the future and he devised what he called delaware promise. This is a new goal, by 2025, 65 of our workforce will earn a College Degree or professional certificate and everyone at least a high school diploma. The governor had a special guest in attendance, this Dover Police Officer that stars in the viral video that stars singing taylor swifts shake it off. And president obama and Vice President , joe biden will be here this weekend, the president will be here on saturday and the Vice President on friday they will talk about their strategy for the next few years while republicans are in control and a big opportunity for the city of philadelphia one the finalists to host the 2016 Democratic National convention. And a scandal in Guantanamo Bay, why the chief was suspended from his post. And what the pentagon says they are preparing to do next in the middle east. 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 leaders from the u. S. And cuba held their second day of talks in havana in normalizing relations, they talked about lifting diplomatic restrictions and allowing americans to have access to an embassy in havana, the talks are harsh at time, they have resisted allowing legal residents to cubans that have entered u. S. Soil. Meanwhile the navy has relieved the Commanding Officer at Guantanamo Bay of his duties they say they lost confidence in john nettletons ability to lead. He was apparently having an affair with the mans wife, and is he not a suspect in the mans death. Yemens government has stepped down as the crisis in that country continues the Prime Minister and cabinet all resigned. That leaves rebels in control after a coup last week they are awaiting a possible evacuation of the embassy there america is a key ally in the fight against terrorism. They consider al qaeda in yemen the most dangerous terror group in the world. Lets get you caught up in business check the numbers on wall street green arrows all around and they get a boost from the central bank and the dow is soaring 2 64 points and the s p up 34 points on the day. Ebay plans to cut 2400 jobs this quarter as it gets ready to split their businesses. Ebay also plans to spin off or sell an online site for brick and mortar sites. Its time for the action news traffic report on a thursday the the band is back together because matt pellman is back from his brief vacation well deserved one. Thank you, good to have everybody back in the house i went in search for sun and warmth over the next few days, i found some but this afternoon we are finding a crash approaching the vine street expressway and the good news is its off in the Construction Zone and as we watch being towed away on the flat bed tow truck as we watch no more accident on i5 southbound but still southbound delays with speeds in the 20s and single digits. A crash on the kelly drive underneath the twin bridges by ferry road in east falls that too just cleared out but we are still watching a wreck with a bus in east norton and in the spring house area, emergency construction the result of an accident of a dump truck that struck the overhead sign, at norristown road and the right lane is belonged and it will stay that way through the evening rush. So expect delays from the ambler area this afternoon. One delay at rogers and in newark, a wreck along route 40 at scotland drive. Lets grab the ipad and do the commuter report on this thursday almost friday a pothole along lancaster avenue a spot where we saw some many of them last year. Well check it again in the next half hour. A teenage girl says she was attacked by a plan on a trolley and police are hoping that the video will lead to an arrest. Rick williams is live in the newsroom with that story. That is right the 17yearold victim says there was an altercation and was only trying to defend herself, she says her name was shay but would not give us her last name. Here is the cell phone video of the attack and it shows the man believed to we in his 30s hitting shay repeatedly, the victim, shay, describes exactly what happened. And the flu season continues to hit the country hard and some fine the illness especially difficult ali gorman tells us what is behind a cough syrup shortage. That and more when we see you on action news at 5 00. See you then rick thank you. Up next at 4 00 today adam is back with a look at the noreaster heading our way. And will ferrell goes to a nba game and throws a basketball at a cheerleaders head. Find out about the story behind this viral viral video. With the card most accepted in the philadelphia region you have the power to do more. Independence blue cross. Live fearless. 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 an iconic Childrens Book advocate was in center city. The berstein bears unveiled their latest invention, they teach kids about earning and saving and spending their money. Why conthey come out with that book when we were kids. I need that credit union book. I loved the bearstein bears. They havent aged a bit that is not fair. As we look at stormtracker 6 live double scan a lot of precipitation in the gulf of mexico the one thing we are not seeing if we were expecting a major winter storm in new england we would see the northern end of this be precipitation and snow and ice there is a lack of cold air and a lot of warmth coming up with this storm. The temperatures are seasonable. 40 degrees in philadelphia, 40 in dover 36 in reading and the poconos its cold there that is where they want it cold 29 to make snow and 30 at the Atlantic City airport. The midatlantic temperatures from the south where the storm is coming from and pull air in its 50 degrees in Richmond Binghamton is cold at 25 degrees and the cold air lingers in the poconos to the north and we have some hint of sunshine and clouds are Holding Strong as we fly to the south that is gathering in texas and amarillo saw decent amounts of snow last night and all of this heads towards the carolinas and off the coast. If you want to see the snow you will have to be up in the wee hours of saturday morning, as the precipitation arrives late tomorrow night into saturday 2 00 a. M. It begins with snow in philadelphia north and west and mainly starts as rain to the south and east. And watch saturday morning when most of us are getting up its already rain, it goes quickly to rain here from philadelphia to wilmington and trenton and north and west and the Lehigh Valley is dealing with a sleet and snow mixture and as we look at philadelphias model consensus for how much snow to see all agree 1 to 2 inches 1 to 3 for wilmington and philadelphia and it switches to rain there and 3 plus inches trenton to the north, unfortunately the kids may want to go out and sled but much of it will be somewhat washed away and just be a soming mess here saturday morning as the water gets sucked in by the snow. Its cold and a winter chill 19 in allentown and 23 for dover and your four day at 4 00 forecast leading up to the storm its a Beautiful Day tomorrow and sunshine and late clouds, pretty nice and 40 degrees, on saturday it snowed to a quick mix and rain and the second half of the weekend, really nice, 42 with sunshine and then early on monday some snow is likely and we could see more in the way of just snow and no mixing at 34 guys. All right. Well keep an eye on that. Thank you adam. New England PatriotsQuarterback Tom Brady is talking about the controversy of those deflated footballs is he speaking publically for the First Time Since the nfl found 11 of the 12 balls used by the patriots in the afc championship game were underinflated. Earlier today Bill Belichick held a News Conference and said he and the team are cooperating with the leagues investigation. Well keep an eye on this. Why do we do it . Why do we spend every waking moment, thinking about people . 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Big news out of Citizens Bank park billy joel was returning to philly this summer for a show on august 13th ticket goes on sale this friday january 30th this vine video of will ferrell is going viral its all a stunt, its not real but you have to see it. It is a stunt for a film, he whipped a nba cheerleader in the face with a basketball. It happened last night at the game. And here he is being dragged out by two pretty big security guards its all a movie stunt and will ferrell and Mark Wahlberg were filming scenes for a movie daddys home. It was a film and he hit her in the face. Hopefully deflated. Still ahead here at 4 30, saving Atlantic City, we are live down at the shore with the details of governor Chris Christies rescue plan. First flames and then the fraud charges, why they believe that one family tried to fund their lifestyle with fires. And how one new jersey mom made a name for herself by documenting the exhausting realities of parenting. 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