Tears terrace, not so much in allentown and reading. Its in berks county and lehigh county. Its rain farther south, but the snow line is pushing toward philadelphia and will be here before the end of the rush hour. A Winter Weather advisory is in effect across the northern suburbs, lansdale, doylestown included in this, this has been extended until 2 00 p. M. This afternoon. Slushy slick Road Conditions are possible in the northern areas, especially as any band of snow gets heavier and comes on through. I do think a lot of accumulation will be on the grassy surfaces and in philadelphia, the roads will remain just wet. The farther north you go into the advisory area, the better chance you have of slippery roads this morning. Allentown was at 38 were down to 34. Reading is above freezing. Again, even though you start out with wet roads in the area, some roads could become slushier later. In philadelphia, i dont think well have much trouble. Future tracker 6, more of the area gets closer to freezing by 8 00 a. M. Guys well be tracking the snow when it comes into philadelphia and when it its out of here and how much is on the ground ahead. Reporter were not seeing any in our traffic cameras, phoenixville 422 past oaks, the mixed precipitation is not that far off in pottstown, but no phoenixville just yet. 422 is dry, but shortly well see the precipitation fall here. You want to watch for that. Temperatures are above freezing as david talked about here, looking at the big picture, no major issues. Blue route, schuylkill expressway, i95 are looking good as you step outside right now. But we do want to take you outside live to i95 at 413 and weve got some good news for anybody traveling on i95 langhorne bucks county, you have seen extra congestion, today we get to relieve that because the new jersey turnpike connector is back open. People on twitter were congratulating everybody its going to move a little nicer. Thats looking good right now. We have an accident rices mill road church road in wyncote. West bradford township a downed tree blocking north brook road stick to glendale instead. Mobile 6 traveling around the poconos and allentown, where is he at right now assuming it is a he. This is the northeast extension heading north toward the Lehigh Valley tunnel, the wipers are going and the snow is falling right there, right now. A little farther south we have Annie Mccormick who joins us live in allentown. Whats going on there, annie . Reporter we need a wiper over the camera lens, did you see a hand that was nick wiping it off. The flurries are coming down now. I want to give you a look at the snow there in the traffic lights were on lehigh street were by downs flake lane, i can tell you by allentown, people are getting prepared early this morning when we arrived. We saw salt trucks heading around the area of hamilton boulevard, cedar crest boulevard. Theres a plow truck on lehigh street. On the way up here from bala cynwyd we saw plow trucks two miles before quakertown exit on the side of the road ready to go. Once we headed into 309 we started to see many of the roads had been treated ahead of time. We were seeing the brine on the roadways. We were talking to people out here, people who were eager and waiting to get snow. These are people that want to be busy plowing it. Since its been a light winter for us, they hope we get some accumulation up here in the allentown area. Youll here from them coming up in the next halfhour. Reporting live from allentown, Annie Mccormick channel 6 action news. The ski resorts would like something to get their weekend going. Developing this morning, sweet relief for lots of commuters. The Delaware River turnpike bridge open as the first cars made their way across the span. Now is the time of the morning when people will go thank goodness, we dont have to go through this any more. Reporter sweet relief, tam from a lot of commuters, the bridge opened ahead of schedule just last week, Officials Say that the bridge wouldnt open for another month, so a lot of people feeling very relieved this morning. The bridge closed back on january 20th after a painting crew discovered a crack under the westbound lanes on the pennsylvania side in bristol township. 42,000 vehicles use the bridge everyday which connects the pennsylvania anne new jersey ney turnpikes and new jersey turnpikes. The drivers were forced to find another way around. Crews ran a series of load tests 8 dump trucks carrying 40 tons were driven across the bridge while sensors expected reaction reaction. The bridge can support live traffic and late last night the bridge opened back up. It will be more convenient to get around. The fix that we were hoping for was the fix that worked. If we had to go to plan b or plan c we could be looking at 9 to 12 months for are that. Reporter so the temporary sensors will remain on the bridge money torlg monitoring the loads and the stresses in the coming months they will install a more permanent system to monitor the bridge Katherine Scott channel 6 action news. Jury selection will continue today in Chester County for the trial of eric frein for the killing ever trooper dixon and the wounding of trooper douglass in pike county. The judge excused nine potential jurors yesterday, Opening Statements are scheduled back in pike county in early april. 6 07 a. M. , turning to president trump, and business, trump promised jobs. Reporter the february jobs report is due out, economists are forecasting 190,000 jobs were created last month. The Unemployment Rate has fallen slightly to 4. 7 . This is the first full month under president trump. A strong number will clear the way to race interest rates. Investors wait for job numbers, the dow and s p 500 and nasdaq managed small gains. Futures are pointing to higher open. Have a great weekend, matt and tam, david murphy and best dressed karen rogers will be there. You know what, maribel they will give you back stage passes. You can water some of the flowers. Karen and i will be there in tux and gown the entire week, better get tickets to the black tie to see us there. In any event well be on the air on saturday evening with the special for you. Right now we have special weather, theres snow that is beginning to dig down through the northern and western suburbs. Closer view shows you its not only past allentown and easton. Annie mccormick was standing in the snowflakes a moment ago. In quakertown were starting to pick up the snowflakes, northern bucks and northern Montgomery County getting this in a hurry. Theres a heavier band of snow highlighted in lavender down south in reading and southern berks county and pottstown. Notice how were starting to get a changeover in Delaware County and Chester County, as well. That change we were looking for is happening in a hurry. Its not going to be that much longer before we see the precip in philadelphia. Outside we have cloudy skies over the ben franklin bridge waiting on the precipitation, maybe rain at the outset, but eventually its snow. As you check out temperatures across the region, weve seen numbers drop in the northern and western suburbs as we were expecting, 34 in allentown. Snow is drawing the colder air down from aloft. Were mild at the out set just wet roads up here and staying wet in the i95 corridor. Over the next couple of hours well see slushy roads developing in the northern and western areas. Future tracker 6 between now and 7 00 a. M. Were close to having snow in philadelphia. By 9 00 a. M. , 10 00 a. M. Its everywhere from the poconos to millville an after that in places across the region. One change on the model we have a little slower arrival with this this morning and slower departure. It will take until 1 00 p. M. , 2 00 p. M. For it to get through philadelphia. After that drier overall and during the afternoon and evening we might get a pop up snow squall, the molds showing you one at 5 00. It doesnt last long, but when it hits Poor Visibility and heavy snow for at that brief period. By 10 00 p. M. Were done. From philadelphia south a coating to an inch on grassy surfaces. 1 to 3 from philadelphia up to the top of bucks and montgomery counties and in through reading. This will be mainly on grassy surfaces. Although the further north you go, the better chance you have of seeing slush, especially on untreated sidewalks and roads. Allentown north to the poconos 3 to 5 inches and slippery conditions especially during the morning when the temperatures are cooler. 39 is the high in the Lehigh Valley, though. At the shore mainly rain with a little snow for a time. 44 the high there. In philadelphia, 41 degrees. Again in the i95 corridor and points around philadelphia and south, it is all wet roads today. The exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, 41 is the high, periods of snow, most of it in the morning and early afternoon. Look out for heavy snow squall after that in the afternoon and early evening. We clear out overnight we cool down the winds pick up, its brisk and cold on saturday, high of 33 windchills at dawn around zero feeling like the teens most of the afternoon. A bundler on saturday. Same thing for the union game saturday night. Sunday we wind up still cold, 36, but not as bad. Monday night into tuesday, a noreaster might be chugging up the coast, a little too soon to get the details all worked out, but it looks like theres a possibility of snow on tuesday, keep your eyes on that forecast. Developing now, the president s impeachment leads to deadly protests overseas. Two thieves move like lightening in a gun heist that takes less than a minute. Reporter i95 were seeing the traffic build heading toward center city. Not seeing any precipitation here, but in parts of the region. Well show you the roads coming up. We didnt realize how difficult it was going to be to tie that space together. With an open floor plan, you need to separate it with furniture. Its perfect for our family. Good morning everyone, the Lehigh Valley starting to get some snow, thats a live picture from the action cam as people are go to work and school this morning, disapplication falling from the skies. That could impact your commute up to the north. Lets go over to karen rogers. Reporter were starting to see the precipitation move in right now. Live on i95 in Delaware County. Were not seeing anything falling just yet. The atmosphere is starting to moisten up, as we look at Storm Tracker 6 live were starting to see some precipitation in the area. Right now looking dry. Center city dry on the vine street expressway, no problems just yet. Westbound and eastbound moving okay right now. 202 at Baltimore Pike, weve got a better shot of this, Baltimore Pike southbound has been shut down an accident with a tractortrailer brought down a pole and wire. Stick to 202 were dry in the area. Southbound Baltimore Pike blocked between parkersville road and brinton bridge road. Broad run road stick to glendale road. Collegeville traffic is starting to slow down as you head toward king of prussia. Storm tracker 6 live double scan weve seen a change in the past 15 minutes. Im not seeing a lot of precipitation reach the surface yet. Were watching for this, as the atmosphere is moistening up near philadelphia, cherry hill, gibbstown, radar showing that evaporate before it hits the ground. You get the idea it is on the doorstep. Swells blue route, media, route 1, some of the places youll see this. Further up north and west were seeing the snowfall quakertown and pottstown, and honeybrook picking up a lighter shade of lavender, it might be coming down pretty good, be careful as you travel matt. Two people were killed during violent protests in south korea. Hundreds took to the streets in a fury over the countrys president being ousted from office. The countrys High Court Ruled to impeach her for corruption. By law the country must elect a new president within 60 days. Talk about caught on video, two men stole 0 guns in lest than one thirtiy guns in less than 120 seconds. They open the door, the alarm goes off. They shattered multiple glass display cases and tossed guns in their bag, one thief grabbed 7 long guns off the wall. In 80 seconds they were out of there. Investigators are looking for them. Spring break is almost here. Up next, helpful travel tips before you book the trip. 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Dont forget they are cross honoring tickets with the problems they expect with precipitation. Reporter snow is spilling down through the northern suburbs now we have a patch of it in and around parts of philadelphia with the exchangeover to rain across the region. The snow is change over to rain across the river. Winter gear a good idea, this afternoon 40 and breezy. Temperatures have dipped closer to the freezing mark in allentown. Were getting close to the time period where we think there might be slushy build up on nontreated surfaces. Some of the roads will have problems. In philadelphia, all wet roads, but Poor Visibility when bands of heavier snow comes through. As we go through the day were expecting above freezing temperatures in the cities, 41 degrees by 3 00 p. M. Slow it down as you get the burst of heavier snow, visibility will be an issue. The farther north in the suburbs the better chance you have a slushiness developing on sidewalks and untreated roads. 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The action cam is live in allentown, were watching the roads for the morning commute. Storm tracker 6 live is showing how snow is inching closer to the general philadelphia region. Accuweather is tracking when it gets here and how long it will last. Commuters who cross state lines for work are waking up to something as sweet as the first cup of coffee. The delaware turnpike bridge has opened way ahead of schedule. Good morning, everybody, we have karen rogers and david murphy whys the umbrella up . Reporter because were starting to see drizzle and changeover to snowflakes on the terrace. It is very light so far. The Early Advance of snow is the no doing a whole lot just yet. Obviously you can see the snow has pushed through the Lehigh Valley and the berk county its beginning to encounter bucks county and northern Montgomer