Transcripts For WPVI Action News At 4PM 20180105 : vimarsana

Transcripts For WPVI Action News At 4PM 20180105

Below zero tomorrow morning and on the extreme southern Cape May County the shore line and sussex county, five to 10 below zero there. So, were also talking record low air temperatures likely tonight and again tomorrow night and the coldest temperatures weve seen since 1994 and then to follow this on monday, late in the day in the evening, there could b wintry mix developing with our next system. But that wintry mix will be the door that opens up some very warm air to follow. Well chat about that as well in the sevenday forecast, sharrie. All right, thats a positive way to look at it. Adam thanks. Today noaa released a satellite time lapse of yesterdays noreaster. Take a look at this. You see how quickly it grew and moved right up the east coast. In our area the storm hit cape may cou especially hard. And thats where acti reporter chad padelli is live w in ocean city where people are still digging outhad. Reporter hey, sharrie, yeah, were seeing a lot of this right here behind me, mounds of snow where people have been shoveling their sidewalks and of course the plows have been going up and down the roadways. This has been an area digging out. You have the frigid temperatures but people are staying warm trying to get all this snow off of the sidewalks the hum of snowblowers echoed throughout cape may courthouse today as residents continued to dig out from nearly 18inches of snow. Blowing snow glistened under the bright snow. Did it once last night. Back again doing it again today. Reporter others like Kevin Wallace had to use a good old shovel while his boss got the bobcat. Im ready for summer tell you that. Its not bad. Not b. Just right. Its not bad. I thought the wind would be worse. Its just bad when it blows in your face. Reporter driving around the shore towns there are mountains of snow. On asbury road at ninth street in ocean city most Stores Remain closed today. The local gym, though, is opened and the was opened yesterday at 5 30 a. M. By 3 oclock in the afternoon i realized that i had made a grave error in judgment. Because i then proceeded to shovel my way 50 yards out of that lot to get to the street which i might add we got cleared very quickly down here. Reporter and weve heard the warning before but its worth repeating. You need to be careful if youre shoveling snow. We are talking to a man who owns a pizza shop in cape may courthouse. He says the father of aoodiend e heart attack in Sea Isle City yesterday shoveling snow. Im lic pradelli, channel6 action all right, chad, thank you. E bitter cold and hoping their neighborhood streets get plowed. Bob brooks live on Independence Mall with the story from here. Hi, bob. Reporter hey, brian, ill tell you what, we went all over the city today. We just happened to end here at Independence Mall to talk to some tourists braving the cold to see these historic sights. Going throughout the town today we noticed one common thing and that is where the side streets covered pretty much everywhere we went. As night approaches and temperatures continue to fall, we came across philadelphians working to clear the snow before it freezes. First one snapped. Reporter its too heavy and too yes. Reporter thats richie on his second shovel to get his car out. Between all the traffic and frozen snow his patience was running out. On marshall street frank came out only to warm his car out. Going down to five tonight, zero tomorrow. You got to heat up the engine or it will seize up on you. Reporter his street like so many around him covered. He has no plans to take it out anywhere. Not until monday when all these roads are cleared. Reporter we also saw several spots marked off with chairs or cones, people trying to save them after digging them out but the practice known as savesies is illegal. Up in the citys fa section near aston street and 24th more of the same, streets covered neighbors opting to shovel out now. Got my heaviest coat on here hat gloves. Reporter as cold it has been from the Schuylkill River o walk on frozen snow on broad street some were trying to embrace it whether it was jogging. Arent you cold out here. No. Reporter or as you can see kids playing in it or braving it with coworkers to and from work. Were headed to starbucks for a morning fix and then weve got to get to work. We spent enough time complaining. [laughter] reporter okay, a live look out here on Independence Mall. You actually see some tourists out here braving those elements. I spoke with a lot of them. They say the best part about this weather is that there are pretty much no lines to get and see the sights. Reporting live at Independence Mall, bob brooks, channel6 action news. Brian. Yeah, makes for a pretty picture as we saw from those folks behind you bob. Thanks. Get updates on the bitterly cold forecan phone or tablet. The 6abc app is a Free Download for your mobile device. Mother natures frito r snow and the cold and the wind add to it this. An historic storm surge has now flooded the city freezing everything in its path. We are talking flooding. People have been trapped in their homes. Rescues continue at this hour. Some being saved by life boats, even tractors. A seawall bach in the scituate area is cause massive flooding and evacuations. The National Guard was deployed after water started pouring in through a crack in the wall. 20 residents were forced out as crews worked to repair those cracks. The case here, its about get a lot colder everwe hear offs first from boston then from new york as well. This weekend i going to be dangerously cold so were asking people other than going out to shovel were asking you to stay inside as much as possible. If the temperature drops and we cant clear the snow and it turns into black ice, thats going to be an even more dangerous situation. So, please use extreme caution. If you do not have to be on the roads, you shouldnt be on the roads. And check out the scene in new york city there coast guard cutters are breaking up ice in the frozenoverhudson river. The cutters are small but powerful cutting through a few feet of ice to carve a path for commercial vessels carrying critical supplies like heating oil. Nasty stuff. Alicia, thank you. And along with keeping the roads in our area clear penndot crews are working to take down dangerous icicles. Sky6 captured workers doing just that earlier this afternoon. This was along the roosevelt extension in hunting park. Penndot Officials Say theyve been doing this on other major roads all across the area this week. Well, the harsh cold is being magnified for some Philadelphia Residents who say they feel trapped on their own street. The action cam was in Oxford Circle after homeowners there called about a burst water pipe inside a vacant home. Well, the pipe is sending water into the street, flooding nearby driveways which then is freezing around the cars and disabling the tires. Anna cooper says she missed work because of all of this and says its simply frustrating. The whole drive way from the house thats leaking the water all the way down to the corner, the top end is fine but from that house on down, its horrible. Cooper and other residents say they called the Water Department which says the vacant home is on its list to shut well, as those of you in philadelphia know schools public and parochial archdiocesan all closed down once again today and heres part of the are and why. Mobile6 driving live right now through the side streets of south philadelphia. This is Watkins Street right near fourth and you can see whats happened here. What he fluffy snow yesterday has now compacted into an icy mess on the street. All those cars pretty much blocked in by piles of snow and sidewalks. If you didnt clear those yesterday, good luck with that today because they have turned into absolute ice. It is very slippery out there and remains a mess through much of philadelphia. A live look from mobile6. Everyone of course waiting for the big thaw. In the meantime we still have to try and get around. Time for the action news traffic report. Matt pelman trying to get us around those mounds of snow. The highways are doing pretty well matt. Highways are mostly dried out. Were wearing shades of purple brian and sharrie. I think it might be indicative of our frozen digits but try and get out there if you can, shovel out even though it is a little tough now. On the streets around the city we do still have a decent amount of snow and ice so it is a little tough to navigate and of course in this sort of weather a lot of our vehicles dont want to run including our bolt bus here on the ben franklin bridge. Not bolting across the bridge this afternoon. Eastbound the right lane is blocked as you come out of olde city and try and head toward new jersey because of that disabled bolt bus on our good buddy ben, the ben franklin bridge. I expect delays from that to spill back onto the eastbound side of the vine although at this point doesnt look terrible here crossing town heading out toward 95. Overall volume is down a little bit today because of people being off work and off school once again. Had a broken down vehicle on 95 southbound by girard. Thats gone. Still one on the schuylkill eastbound by girard there. That one, though, is on the shoulder. And weve had two accidents this afternoon on the pennsylvania turnpike. The one westbounds off to the side but eastbound between Fort Washington and willow grove, just 9 Miles Per Hour because the left lane is out. And heading home in Chester County doing the crawl on the westbound 30 bypass because of a crash by 322 off to the side there now but in combination with sun glare speeds are just in the 20s. Lets grab the ipad check your ways home with the waze app on this friday afternoon. Chester county sadsbury township word of a crash along route 10. Well check it again, plenty to check even on a relatively quiet friday afternoon because people are off work. Well check it again brian and sharrie in the next half hour. Matt thank you. Still ahead on action news at 4 00 fire and fury. People race to get their hands on the new book thats interesting and not so flattering with an inside look of the white house and of president trump. Plus, surviving winter. Melissa magee live outside city hall today spreading a little warmth on this frigid friday. Hi melissa. Reporter hi, brian and sharrie. Were helping you survive the winter and these frigid digits. 6abc has teamed up with Dunkin Donuts, free hot chocolate, free toffee coffee. We have you covered plus these frigid numbers and well let you know when this cold snap comes to an end. Brian and sharrie ive got toffee, hot chocolate. You pick your flavor. Weve got you covered here on action news. Are cream conditioners bringing your hair down . From the worlds number one conditioner brand. Full of rich prov nutrients. And infused with air. For 100 conditioning, with 0 weight. Strong is beautiful. New pantene. Foam conditioner. Its a like, a dagger . A worm a tiny sword . Bread. Breadstick . A matchstick a lamppost coin slot no . Uhhh. 10 seconds. A stick a Walking Stick eiffel tower, Mount Kilimanjaro ding time sorry, its a tandem bicycle. What . What . as long as sloths are slow, you can count on geico saving folks money. Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. Controversial book has been flying off store shelves today. Michael wolffs fire and fury was officially released this morning and sold out in a matter of moments at book stores like this one in washington. Barnes and noble on Rittenhouse Square also sold every copy it had today. Here they are. Fire and fury is a scathing account of chaos inside the white house. The president s lawyers issued a seek and desist seeking to block the release of that book but its publishers moved up the release date. President trump left washington today for a preplanned weekend strategy session at camp david. Mr. Trump invited House Speaker paul ryan and Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell to the president ial retreat in maryland to discuss legislative priorities for 2018. The president made some brief comments as you see before boarding marine one but did not address the book or its sensational allegations. Just days after taking office, action news has learned Philadelphia District attorney Larry Krasner has fired a number of top attorneys. Some of those who lost their jobs confirmed the news this afternoon. Krasner a former public defender was elected to replace Seth Williams who resigned following his corruption conviction. Action News Reporter vernon odom was there today as prosecutors cleaned out their desks. Hell have a live report coming up in our next half hour. Sears is closing more than 100 more Stores Across the country including three right here in our area. The sears on kirkwood highway in Prices Corner New Castle County is one of them. The company is shutting down unprofitable locations as it tries to recover from declining sales. Kmart in Port Richmond and another sears in northeast philadelphia will also close their doors for good in early april. All right, heres a look at the closing numbers on wall street today. The dow ending a very strong week north of 25,000 again posting a gain of 221 points here. Theyve closed at 25,296. The nasdaq rising just about 59 points today. The s p 500 also up just about 19 points on the day. Back to our forecast and surviving winters wrath. The cold is crippling the entire area but most people still have to go about their daily lives and 6abc is here to help. You got it. Meteorologist Melissa Magee live in center city today be handing out free Dunkin Donuts and hot chocolate to people braving these arctic conditions. I imagine youre a vy popular person today, melissa. Reporter well, you know what, brian and sharrie, on a day like today, its really hard getting back and forth from your destination when the temperatures are this frigid, so like you mentioned, 6abc we teamed up with Dunkin Donuts and their community cruiser, it is all about you today. Weve got you covered with your Dunkin Donuts hot coffee. Now, weve got two specials today, winter White Chocolate and buttery toffee. If you dont like coffee you can get a nice hot cup of hot chocolate. Were going to be out here until 6 oclock this evening serving you, serving our community. Ive got hot chocolate but brian and sharrie, i need to know your flavors if you like coffee because weve got wintry white and buttery toffee nut. Are you staying warm. , yes, i am. This coffee is really good. Reporter were glad the coffee is good and glad youre staying warm. Thats what its all about on a friday because these numbers are going stay pretty low and below zero as we head into the weekend. Drink up to some warmness today. Well send it back to you. I want whatevers hot send it my way. [laughter] thank you, melissa. Reporter you said it sir. Absolutely. Melissa obviously helping everybody out there today. Adam is going to try to help us out us some semblance of hope that warm temperatures are going to arrive. Really . You trying to make me like the hero here but unfortunately im giving you a zero when it comes to the next four days. Its below zero in fact. Below zero in fact. Lets take a look at the Weather Center here. Another thing that is pretty remarkable with this particular pattern we have been under is not a good thing especially for those that use the cape may ferry to commute. Second straight day in a row it is land locked or lets say ice locked here at the docks in cape may. And tomorrow theyre suspending service yet again cause as you can see the ice is completely frozen all around the ferry. So, another day tomorrow its closed and more than likely that is not going to change as we press into the rest of the weekend and early next week. As we look at numbers, 16 allentown right now 15 in reading, 17 in philadelphia, the temperature 16 in millville. 18 degrees in dover but those air temperatures dont mean a thing. You factor in the wind and it feels one below in philadelphia, one below in wilmington, two below in allentown. Trenton one location a tad above zero. Feels like 2 degrees presently. But as we go forward here into the rest of the weekend, those wind chills going to stay below zero and as we talk about this storm that just passed us here, its been a really upside down season for the wind of 201718. Places that typically see the most snow, those far northwestern suburbs not the case this winter season. Allentown has picked up just under a foot of snow so far this season, wilmington just about the same. A little over a foot in philadelphia but then at the shore over 2 feet of snow at the Atlantic City airport so far this winter season. Satellite and radar, the atmosphere has completely relaxed itself at this point here. We have clear skies. Again those winds continue to drain out of the northwest. So temperatures tonight will reach record levels for certain locations like trenton, wilmington, the Atlantic City airport. The rest of us in the Single Digits with wind chills below zero. In fact as we look at the numbers, 9 oclock tonight 10 below, allentown six below, philadelphia, millville seven below, wilmington 23 below. Up in the poconos. As we wake up on our saturday morning, basically 12 to 15 degrees below zero Delaware Valley Lehigh Valley near 30 below up in the poconos and goin

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