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WPVI Action News At 4PM December 29, 2017

Will stick and still looking at about a coating to 2inches of snow. Then that intense cold comes in after and this is what were expecting for new years weekend. Brutal here sunday morning, feeling like zero. Dress for 5 degrees for the eagles game. If youre going there in the afternoon. The ball drop at midnight, 0 degrees. Monday morning for the mummers, 0 degrees. And then monday afternoon, even still only feeling like 5 degrees. So, well chat about just how long this cold stretch lasts coming up in that full accuweather forecast, brian. All right, adam see you shortly. Thank you. Penndot has started treating the roads early today in hopes of preventing slick spots tomorrow. Chopper6 spotted this crew on 413 in Bristol Township bucks county. You wont see any salt or brine being laid for the rest of the day because workers were sent home early so they can come back early in the morning. Crews at the ready to go out and to spray salt down throughout the region, throughout the day as needed. And similar story in delaware. Action news caught trucks brining i95 southbound near newport at the salt yard in christian ya and in a crews are busy loading and doublechecking their trucks. Deldot is calling in its workers before 4 00 a. M. To ensure roads stay clear and safe for drivers. The frigid temperatures are top of mind for officials getting ready for new years celebrations in philadelphia. But so is the safety of crowds of people who will gather for fireworks and the mummers parade. Action News Reporter chad pradelli now live for us on broad street. Of course this is along the parade route and chad, you have details about the security precautions being put in place. Reporter sharrie, some of the security measures you can already see here up and along broad street. You have the sidewalk barricades here that go up and down the roadway. You know, philadelphia is accustomed to dealing with events like the mummers parade and the fireworks at penns landing but in this ever changing world, they sometimes have to adjust their measures. Down broad is an annual tradition here in the city but as the performances evolve so, too, does security. Treat their security but are keeping details close to the vest. Youll seaside streets off broad blocked and barricades along the route that stretches down broad street to city hall. Youre going to see a lot of uniform patrol, plainclothes officers that you wont see. We have many layers of security and we expect it to be be a great event. Reporter surveillance will be extensive with crowds being monitored at the Realtime Center in south philadelphia. One new wrinkle a drone. For the First Time Police incorporate one similar to drone6, a sort of eye in the sky. Theyre very good for large events. You get an overhead view of the whole event. If something happens you can zoom in on exactly what the problem is maybe even before a Police Officer can get there. Reporter down at penns landing, organizers have been working with Homeland Security with tens of thousands of people possibly watching fireworks there, crowd safety and vehicles are a concern. Weve added in a lot of concrete impediments into the entrances in places that people could potentially drive into. That was one of the things that Homeland Security really wanted us to do and something that we have done in the last i guess month. Reporter and with so many officers out on the roadways and out in the elements for the mummers day parade and for the fireworks at penns landing, police say they are bringing in some warming centers. They will have those on hand so at times officers can get warm and then get back on the street and back on the line. Im live along broad street in center city, chad pradelli, channel6 action news. All right, chad, police have a detailed plan. Thank you. Speaking of the mummers parade, action news caught up with the shooting stars fancy brigade this afternoon. They were putting the finishing touches on their elaborate futuristic costumes. This theme is beyond the stars. Fralingers is doing a movie theme performance and theyre not too worried about the cold last minute touches and going over all the steps and making sure everything is ready to go. Crazy january. Its just one of the things we got to deal with. Keep up with any changes to the new years eve forecast and the new years day outlook for the mummers parade right on your phone or your tablet. The newly upgraded 6abc app is a Free Download for your mobile device. Four people were hurt this morning in a fast moving fire that claimed the lives of three pets. This was how it looked early this morning as crews tried to knock down the flames in the 600 block of union avenue in delanco. Three members of the family were sleeping inside when that fire broke out. They were awokenned just in the nick of time. Two women heading to the roof to escape the flames one man running outside. They were treated for minor injuries as was one firefighter in what the chief told us were brutal conditions big factor is ice. And you know, water, cold, dont mix well. Surgeons into ice and now we have slippery conditions. Sadly the familys three dogs all died as a result of this fire. The house is considered a total loss today. Investigators have not yet said just what caused this. Meanwhile firefighters in pemberton Burlington County went on the defensive as they battled a fire on the 400 block of pemberton bypass. Crews safely evacuated the house then stayed a safe distance away. Chopper6 was overhead as they doused the flames from a ladder and from the ground. The search is on for the person who opened fire on a man in chester today. Police taped off the crime scene at the intersection of madison and upland streets. Thats where they found a 22yearold wounded. He was shot twice in the lower body and then rushed to the hospital. Action news is told that they expect that the people this person will be okay. Detectives in West Whiteland township Chester County are hoping someone out there knows this car and the man seen in the video. Authorities say he stole scrap metal from the auto body business saturday. Youre asked to call police if you know anything about this crime. Eagles fans surely are ready for the birds to make their playoff run but first there is one more regular season game to be played. Thats right. Team practiced today in preparation for the cowboys this weekend and the freezing weather forced them to make some adjustments. Jaime apody is here with the changes they made for practice today. We havent seen in years around here guys. It was so cold. How cold . The eagles practice field is frozen solid and so they took things across the street practicing on the field that they hope is the spot they clinch a franchise record 14 regular season wins on sunday. After holding walk throughs inside the bubble at the novacare complex all week the birds took things to the linc where the ground underneath the turf is heated. Doug pederson wanted nick foles and company to get a taste of the frigid temperatures since game time is expected to be in the low 20s against the cowboys. Of course this game doesnt really mean anything so the question all week has been whether or not Doug Pederson will play his starters and risk injury or rest them and risk rust. Today he finally answered that. The starters will get in the game. Well, the idea is just to keep the starters going, you know. I dont want to, you know, not rest not play them and then, you know, its three weeks later that theyre playing a game. I think thats foolish on my part so i want to make sure they stay into the moment. But at the same time ill be smart with how much they play, how long they play. And go from there. Guys you dont know how long the starters will play. You can expect its not going to be a whole game. Hell probably wait and see if they can get in the rhythm or so. More from the eagles at 5 30. Super bowl is in minnesota. They play indoors. Tends to be cold there, so good training nonetheless. Little bit of time in the game good idea. It is that time now for a first check on the action news traffic report today. Lets go live to matt pelman in the action News Traffic Center today. Hey, matt. I think its plenty cold here. I dont even want to think about minnesota. Good afternoon to you brian and sharrie. In less than shocking news, we have some more disabled vehicles this afternoon. Cars that dont want to run in these extremely cold conditions. One is here on the schuylkill expressway and a really in a really bad spot, its westbound by University Avenue which is a normal chokepoint in the afternoon. So, a little tough to see but its there in the left lane giving us an extra heavy delay westbound past passyunk through the scene of that disabled vehicle near University Avenue. Also had a broken down vehicle along 95 northbound side by the betsy ross bridge. That one luckily is cleared out of the way. But elsewhere on 95 northbound in delco, weve got reports of a fuel spill and even though its mostly confined to the shoulder, it is a little bit slow there. Southbound in delco youve got big delays again this afternoon because of that that wicked sun glare that were experiencing once again. Have a crash on the main line in ardmore along lancaster avenue Greenfield Avenue there by the vw dealership. A crash on the pennsylvania turnpike westbound side just past Fort Washington. Even though its gone now, youre still looking at speeds in the 20s and 30s coming west of bensalem through that earlier scene. And three accidents in delaware, all cleared. A couple were on 95 southbound but the bottom line is you still have big delays on 95 southbound and the delaware Memorial Bridge as you head into the first state. Lets grab the ipad check your ways home with the waze app on this friday afternoon. 95 southbound in bucks county, there was a crash just south of business one. Thats off to the side but still some residual volume as you come down from yardley. Well check it again, brian and sharrie, coming up in the next half hour. All right, matt, thank you. Still ahead on action news at 4 00 an update to the deadly fire tragedy in the bronx. Hear how a toddler likely started this fire and why the flames spread so fast. Plus, a South Carolina woman is behind bars today accused of stealing several cars. 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From the outside it doesnt look like much but inside is a horrific scene. 12 people were killed last night including young children. Four others are in Critical Condition today. Now, we learned today that the fire likely started when a threeyearold was playing with burners on a stove. Officials say as his family evacuated their first floor unit the flames moved through their still opened door. The stairs you see here then acted as a chimney spreading the flames to the rest of the building so fast others had little time to react. We were told the boy had a history of playing with the burners and turning them on. And before before the mother knew it, this fire had gotten a good hold in the kitchen. She said it was a lot of fire, a lot of smoke, grabbed the children and ran out. Now, in the wake of this fire, officials are reminding in fact urging people who live in their apartments to close their front door as they evacuate. That will slow the spread of any fire. President trump hit the links with Service Members today in west palm beach. About 60 men and women from the u. S. Coast guard were invited to play at Trump International golf club. The white house says the president wanted to thank them personally for their service to the nation. And during his florida vacation, the president also granted an impromptu interview to the new york times. He says the russia investigation makes the u. S. Look very bad but does not bother him and he believes special Counsel Robert Mueller will be fair. Now here is a look at todays closing numbers on this last trading day of the year. All indices down today with a selloff at the end of the hour and closing time today. The dow jones closing down more than 118 points nasdaq down more than 46 points on the day, the s p 500 closing at 2,673 points down, almost 14 points on the day but posting its best year since 2013. A woman already in Police Custody for stealing cars in michigan managed to get behind the wheel of a Police Cruiser. Footage from inside the patrol car shows 21yearold thornton climbing through the partition. Officers say she somehow slipped out of her handcuffs and once in the front seat took off and nearly hit two officers. They finally got her back into custody after a chase that reached 105 miles an hour. Shes being held now without bond. Well, in Santa Barbara many students will finally be returning to school next week. Theyve been out of class since the wildfires started almost a month ago. Workers are busy finishing a lot of the clean upwork there. Theyre clearing ash from areas like the playgrounds and parking lots on 20 different campuses. All of the schools heating ventilation and air Conditioning Systems were also replaced. The city was impacted by the thomas fire which is the largest in state history. Now to accuweather once again. Meteorologist adam joseph as we look ahead to the long weekend for many and it will be a long weekend in a lot of ways, wont it . It will. I mean, because most people have off but also just the weather is going to really not cooperate every single day as we move forward here into the new year. As we take a look at sky6 live, one place that is enjoying this and the skiers and snow borders, they just bundle up. It doesnt faze them one bit that its bitterly cold out there on Spring Mountain here in montgomery county, a good base has been put on with all the snow they were able to make over the last several days and then well get a little fresh powder on the slopes here tomorrow. In fact, right now as we look at wind chills, 13 philadelphia, nine allentown, eight reading, 10 in trenton, 15 in dover, 18 in cape may, so yet another day very similar to the last few days and how its going to feel as we push into the evening and overnight hours. Notice that the wind chill does not drop off. In fact, it may come up a little bit at times and thats only because the winds are starting to really relax and theyll actually kick down to about three to 6 miles overnight tonight before they ramp up here sunday and monday. Satellite and radar still a clear sky out there right now but we look to the west. Theres our clipper system heading into the ohio valley right now, parts of the northern Tennessee Valley and that is whats going to ride by here starting first thing tomorrow morning. So, for tonight, its quiet for all of your friday night plans, just turning cloudy. Any snow will hold off until the predawn hours, 12 to 19 degrees with that wind switching out of the southwesterly direction very late tonight. Future tracker showing that the snow is here 7 00 a. M. Already falling allentown reading lancaster, dover to millville, even on the brink of philadelphia first thing in the morning and the steadiest of this light snow and snow showers will be late morning into the lunchtime hour. This is noon as its already starting to shut off to the south and west and it breaks apart going into the afternoon with just a lingering scattered snow shower around once we get into the midafternoon hours. And the last couple days weve been saying coating to 2inches. That has not changed. As you can see the models in great agreement here anywhere between almost an inch to maybe a little bit more. This is for philadelphia and all those four different models, so again, not a lot of snow but a nuisance event trying to travel around, trying to maybe do some errands tomorrow. Any road that is not treated is going to be snow covered even with a coating to 2inches. As we look at the poconos, if youre thinking of heading up there for the weekend, try to find as many layers as you can. Saturday tomorrow 20 degrees with that light snow. Then on sunday, 14 but forget that air temperature. Its going to feel nearly five below zero the entire day up in the mountains on sunday. And then on monday, with a high of just 12 degrees, it will feel close to 15 below in the morning and the best its going the feel on monday afternoon for new years day is five below zero. As we look at the four day at 4 00 forecast we have accuweather alerts for the next three days tomorrow because of the light snow at 28 degrees. The harsh wind chills on sunday for the eagles game and all day sunday feeling between zero and five. Thats it. Same thing on monday for the mummers on new years day, feeling between zero to five both days winds over 30 miles an hour with those really bitter air temperatures and then not as harsh on tuesday, 25 degrees. But will we ever crack freezing heading into the first week of the new year . Ill let you know in the sevenday forecast. All right, we can dream. Yes, we can. Thanks adam. Adam thanks. Keep dreaming. More action news at 4 00 coming up right after this. Are you taking the tissue test . Yep, and my teeth are yellow. Time for whitestrips. Crest glamorous White Whitestrips are the only adaaccepted

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