gma this week. thank you for watching. have a great saturday. good night. >> i'm alicia vitarelli. tonight on fyi philly. it's a new year and a celebration of all things new. >> new year new bakery. >> new spots for food and fashion. >> we need to find a party! >> new places to work out. and a new year's fitness challenge. >> this is not fun. >> plus we check out some new luxury living. we're going way up. and take to the skies for the city's best new view. happy new year everyone and welcome to fyi philly 2016. we are standing 883 feet up at the top of liberty one in the city's new observation deck. and if you've resolved this new year to get a closer look at the city. there's no better place to start than right here! >> welcome to philly from the top. >> the observation deck at one

hurts to know he's not here any more. >> alicia says her family is devastated and ridden with guilt her brother ran from a new year's eve party with a coat or shoes. >> i feel like i could have done bet to help look for him. >> the boys grandmother led the group in prayer and sisters say they're grateful for hundreds of volunteers that served foyer brother over two days and who now light candles and teddy bears at growing memorial in his honor. >> my brother is in a better place now. >> solace for the family that clearly does not grieve alone. >> he was amazing kid and best thing ever. police call his damage a tragic accident and nonetheless an autopsy scheduled for tomorrow morning to figure out exactly how he died. we're live in satellite center jeff chirico "channel 6 action news." >> thank you. an investigation is underway in berks county after aa high school there was vandalized. someone painted lude and hateful messages on the exterior walls of berks catholic high school this weekend. and statue of the virgin mary was also des crated and crews spent hours cleaning up the schoo

show preview. alicia vitarelli, karen rogers and adam joseph will give you an inside behind the scenes look. more than 700 cars fill the ultimate showroom at the convention center. we'll have test drives and the latest technology and the must see items at the auto show saturday at 7:00. "many patients and their doctors unfortunately are not aware of the options available to patients with bone cancer. patients with bone cancer deserve a specialist too. "the advantages of being treated at cancer treatment centers of america is that we have all the specialists under one roof to take care of every aspect of that patients cancer care. we want our patients to survive their cancer but we also want them to maintain independence and quality of life is so important. >>> nfl coaches have converged on mobile, alabama and doug peterson is no exception. >> doug peterson on his first official business trip hopes to do just that. joining howie roseman and jeffrey lurie in mobile alabama, this is new for him, everything will be from here on outs. >> you are here in mobile looking at the senior b

. we ask you to join karen rogers adam joseph melissa magee, ducis rodgers and alicia vitarelli for more on the technology and the trends, 700 cars on display at the convention center. >>> cars also filled atlantic city's boardwalk hall today. the facility is hosting the napa know how racing weekend. drivers from 10 states and canada are vying for a win in three divisions. racers include two-time event winner liquid lou laconi from delaware county. practice rounds are held this afternoon. competition gets under way at 7:00 p.m. tomorrow. >>> the 6abc dunkin' donuts holiday food drive wrapped up way big check presentation. this in south philadelphia. officials from dunkin' donuts joined by 6abc president and general manager bernie prazenica today presented a check for $155,000 to philadbundance. that is $65,000 more than last year. the donation will help philadbundance provide more than 300,000 meals to feed the hungry. ♪ i've been a turkey farmer my whole life... and i raise turkey for shady brook farms®. we don't use growth-promoting antibiotics, that's just the way things shoul

. >> that will do it for "action news" at 4:00 for sharrie williams alicia vitarelli and adam joseph i'm brian taff. hope you'll join me with sharrie adam and ducis rodgers on phl17. "action news" at 5:00 is coming up next. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> in the air and on the ground a massive search is under way tonight on the east side of allentown for a missing five-year-old boy. >> little jayliel vega reportedly ran out of a family member's house late last night right in the middle of a new year's eve party. >> friday night new year's day 2016 rick is off and brian taff joins us. the big story is the hunt for that missing child with autism and concerns are now rising for his safety. "action news" reporter trish hartman live in allentown for us with the very latest on this. good evening, trish. >> reporter: good evening, monica. police and family and friends have been searching for five-year-old jayliel vega all day long. this is the command post in the east side

. are expected to be hit the hardest. alicia vitarelli is live at the big board with more on that part of the story. >> you know it's a taste of what is to come here, roughly 70 million people across the nation could be effected by this, and 22 states are on alert. not just the snow but potential ice and flooding and today in our nation's capital they are bracing for the worst. >> potential snow totals continue to creep up at the nation's capital. and it could be a historic blizzard with more than 30 inches projected. this trader joe's in washington, d.c. is forced to limit customers to 10 at a time. and even the federal government is playing it safe, they closed at noon ahead of what could be winter mayhem. >> d.c.'s public transportation including bus and rail service is also closing later today. >> we see a major lineup for a storm system affecting at least 50 million people. >> at reagan airport all is on stand by, they are offering waivers to change their flights and the pep rally canceled ahead of the nfc championship game and this is forced to limit the amount of snow equip

purge and declutter. here is alicia vitarelli with more. >> reporter: whether you are holding on to some stuff you are not using and need a push to purge or looking for fresh idea to make sure the things you want to use are neat and within reach, we have the woman that comes to the rescue. janet bernstein started the organizing professionals 10 years ago. >> we specialize in organizing everything from someone's kitchen to their closet. >> and they are named best in the business winning 2015's best in philly for home organizing. >> we can do that, we are really good at that. the people need to be organized enough need to be able to find most of the thing in their home. we needed help decluttering the kitchen. and janet warned it's always a job that taking longer than you think. we recommend taking it out and saying do i use this, is it necessary in my kitchen? in the corner cabinets she recommends lazy susans. and to further maximize space use round containers and for square cabinets go for square or rectangular boxes. and wire baskets are also space savers. >> am losing space and i

including trends shaping the auto industry and we'll take you on test drives. join adam ducis and alicia saturday at 7:00. >>> leonardo dicaprio met with pope francis at the vatican today. they share an interest in saving the environment. leonardo dicaprio gave the pope a book of art, and at the end of the meeting he kissed the pope's ring and thanked him in italian. >>> david with a last look at the accuweather forecast. >> we are longing at a fair amount of sunshine and highs getting up over 30 in the northern and western suburbs, low 40s in philadelphia and mid-40s down at the shore. and light winds today sara good day to do a walk. >> sounds good thank you david. >>> basketball and leading a healthy lifestyle were part of the curriculum in norristown. robert covington put on a clinic for the students of saint francis of assisis school. >>> a look now at some of the stories coming up on "action news" at 4:00. a new bill causing an uproar on the philadelphia's music scene. what they want musicians to give to police and why thousands are speaking out against it. >>> plus the high tech s

. 5:00 a.m., friday, january 15, matt o'donnell is off, alicia vitarelli joins us. >>> vice president joe biden is kicking off a new initiative in philadelphia, the goal to find a cure for cancer. >>> police investigate two suspicious car fires in north philadelphia. >>> a student in the lehigh valley accused of assaulting a

with more reaction. >>> vernon. >> reporter: good evening, alicia. upper darby's tower theater was one of the major launching pads for david bowie's various incarnations over the years. in fact, philadelphia was the place where he got many of his creative juices flowing. philadelphia deejay john debella interviewed david bowie many times during the course of both their careers so he had the opportunity to take the measure of this legendary artist as he evolved across the decades. >> he was an artist beyond music. he was trial renaissance man and a man of the world u philadelphia was one of bowie's favorite places. he opened many american tours at landmark theater. of the dozens of albums bowie recorded young americans was a critical point in his rise to frame. it was recorded at sigma sound. >> all these young girls who called themselves devotees would follow o bowie around and it wasn't until the last day that bowie paid them any attention and he said to his manager, he says, hey, let's invite them in for a -- to see the final record being played out. >> reporter: center city bar

. it's still going. >> still crying. the story of the card, alicia thanks very much. lets get another check of the roads right now. >>> there is an accident from allegheny to north avenue, seeing if the school bus can squeeze by it, you see the ambulance on the scene of the crash and traffic is squeezing by trying to exit 95 northbound for allegheny here, but the northbound traffic is slow past washington avenue through this point at allegheny avenue this afternoon. on the big picture, traffic light trouble as long the mlk drive at montgomery drive, there was an accident there, we said you know what we'll try again on the schuylkill and the mlk, if you exit at montgomery, have you to go to fairmount park. couple issues in northeast philadelphia and bucks county, a broken down truck on the northbound side of 1, the roosevelt boulevard, the ramp remains closed get on the southbound side of the boulevard to get around and old lincoln highway the super highway, a crash likely for a few more hours shutting down davis road and pioneer road is an alternate there, we'll check it again in the

" continues with meteorologi meteorologist, adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, sharrie williams and brian taff. >> hello "action news" continues with a story straight out of a soap opera, how police in landsdale found a man trying to pin a violence crime on his twin brother and we were taught when we were young that please was the magic word but one school says it's a menace, why they banned one teacher from saying please. how much is at stake tonight and do you know the most common numbers drawn and winning tonight is the same as they were over the weekend. some of the facts and figures we bring you in a power ball edition of what's the deal. philadelphia police are warning people to be extra cautious, after a man got a call from a stranger who claimed they kidnapped his wife. for more on what the scammer want wanted. >> reporter: hey sharrie, police tell me they have seen this type of scam before across it's city and want people to be aware and watch our story, because the victim in this case did the right thing. it started with a phone call just before 11:00 this morning. >> he answered the

. gray hall, channel 6 "action news" alicia back to you. >> thank you. >>> meanwhile, isis is claiming responsibility for deadly blasts that rocked indonesia's capital city, suicide bomber set off explosions outside of a busy shopping area. a tower camera recorded one of the blasts and witnessed horrific screams, the attackers had grenades and homemade bombs, they said they targeted foreigners at a starbucks and nearby police, as one militant detonated his bomb inside of the coffee shop and another aimed at people on the street. minutes later two more attackers rode a motorcycle toward a police post and blew themselves up. by the time the dust settles, five attackers and two other people are killed and another 19 are recovering from injuries. starbucks announced they have temporarily shut down their coffee shops across indonesia all 200 of them. >> all right thank you. >>> lets get you caught up on the "action news" traffic report today. we have trouble spots out there. >> reporter: this afternoon commute not proceeding by the book like we like it to, a big mess on the northea

voice remote is here. >> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, sharrie williams and brian taff. >> ♪ >> hello again. it is 4:30 and "action news" continues with the viral video that's dropping jaws across the internet. >> ♪ >> yes, whether you find that creepy or captivating there's no denying that this rally routine has turned 3-pint sized patriots into full blown political super stars. what's behind this new donald trump anthem? straight ahead. >> truth it is political season. >>> an animal lover in north jersey thought she was doing the right thing by taking care of several baby squirrels abandoned by their mother. the state says her compassionate act was actually criminal. why she's now facing up to six months in jail. >> but let's get you started here at 4:30 with the accuweather forecast which turns out it's going to be really wet for some of us. >> yeah, especially overnight the rain arrives in philadelphia around the eight, 9 o'clock hour. it's a heavy rain but it's out in time for the weekend which is a holiday weekend for many folk

that very warm toasty studio in just a minute, alicia. >> it is toasty. come on in. >> thanks for reminding me. >> outside you know it is cold with a capitol c and while most people were able to take a break from commuting and heading out today because it is dr. martin luther king jr. day and a holiday, others had no choice. they just had to hit that arctic air and bear it. the winds whipping teeth chattering people all across center city shivering. everyone including the little furry guys. you're going the see a dog coming up in a sweater. how cute is that? everyone got the memo. layers are the way to go today. >> dress in warm layers. >> layers. >> plenty of layers. >> plenty of layers. >> and hoodies. >> hoodies and shirts and gloves. >> and gloves. >> those guys have a good routine. they should go around like a public service announcement. frigid air and gushing water turned roads to ice in chester county this morning. a water main break happening on swedesford road in east whiteland township right outside the chester valley golf club. crews are still working on it. there are

before you fall asleep. >> now for sharrie williams, alicia vitarelli and adam joseph, i'm brian taff. see you tonight. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> stopping up and bundling up are the watch words of the day. the first snow storm of the season could hit this weekend and while we wait we are dealing with the bitter cold. the big story on "action news" is a double shot of winter weather. walter perez is finding out how folks are coping with the cold. meteorologist, adam joseph is tracking the potential of a weekend snow storm but we start with cecily tynan and more on these freezing temperatures. >> windchills in philadelphia, and atlantic city, 1 degree below 0, and allentown and wilmington the windchill dropping down to 2 degrees below 0. and wind gusts of 26 miles per hour in philadelphia and 28 in wilmington and atlantic city airport reporting wind gusts of 33 miles per hour.

and it may also be auctioned off as well. alicia? >>> all right here we go, i don't know where to go here. i'm going to the desk. how does that sound? with the big talkers, you know groundhog day, in just two weeks and here in pennsylvania, punxsutawney phil is just about a weather king along with meteorologist, adam joseph, of course. >> adam is hairier. >> ew! >> it's election year and another pennsylvania staple is vying for the job, peep wants you to know that they are not good as predicting the weather. >> does pennsylvania deserve a more reliable candidate, this groundhog day vote peeps. it attacks phil's creditability, when peeps are on store shelves, that is when it's nature, this is up to you the voters, go online and cast your ballot, peeps versus groundhog, the future is in your hand america. you think it's cold here? in minnesota they are freezing their pants off. literally. one guy trying to use humaner to warm those frigid bones by freezing pants and placing them around town, tom's frozen pants are popping up everywhere, and some have matching frozen shirts to match, be

meteorologist, adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, sharrie williams and brian taff. it's 4:30 and "action news" continues with an icy rescue from the delaware river after a car plunges into the freezing water. >> and forget home depot or lowes this is a homemade snowplow we'll tell you how this was built. creative right. >> once the snow is cleared you need to be on the lookout for ice, we have tips to keep you from slipping and falling ahead in what is the deal. and most of our area under a blizzard watch for this weekend, and double digit snow totals, we are talking strong winds and white out conditions and flooding at the shore, be ready for flooded roads and power outages as well. lets get to adam joseph with more from accuweather. >> we have watches going on that means potential for heavy snow, but they will be flipping over to warnings relatively soon, the winter storm warning continues north of the pennsylvania turnpike and the lehigh valley and the poconos, that is where we expect the least amount of snow out of this storm. you won't get the most north and west this go around, it will

started with our coverage of this storm. when we come back alicia vitarelli will have details on the impact at the airport. at 4:30 gray hall is with people running last minute errands and throughout the evening we'll hear and from reports from walter perez dann cuellar and jeff cherokee. we'll check back in with trish hartman and nora muchanic. >> get prepared with 6abc.com. we have a street level warning map complete with weather warnings posted for your area. we're updating our list of mass transit changes and community closures. be sure to check out the list of snow emergencies posted across the area. remember if you lose power you can still stream our coverage on 6abc.com and the 6abc news app. >> ♪ wow. the internet is crazy fast here. i know, right? it's so nice to have everyone over. hi hey. mmm. i just laid an egg. does anybody want it? joey, you want some gasoline? yes, please. mom, guess what? i married a clown and we're having tiny little clown babies. mhm. i just bought a hammer. with internet fast enough for everyone, your guests might get a bit carried away. get out

talkers. >> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, sharrie williams and brian taff. >> it is 4:30 and "action news" continues with details on an oil speak leaking fuel into the schuylkill river. >> plus, assessing the damage. the action cam is in brigantine, new jersey, as people try to clean up from a massive fire that tore through townhomes in the middle of the of this weekend's blizzard. >> and a stroke of good fortune for a family stuck with a broken furnace in the dead of winter. we'll explain how their emergency home repair turned into a memorable act of kindness. that's ahead in big talkers. >> first we begin in the lehigh valley where people are digging out from the record breaking snowfall. allentown got the most snow of all of our area, setting a new record nearly an entire season's worth of snow fell during this one storm. "action news" reporter walter perez, he's covering that for us. he joins us live as the cleanup is under way. hi, walter. >> reporter: hey, sharrie. you know, sometimes a picture tells a much better story than we

want to lose to. you know what guys it was a fair fight. great story. thanks alicia. >>> lets get a check of the roads tonight. matt pellman is wrestling with traffic, are you winning or losing? >> most cases we are losing and losing again this afternoon. still dealing with the effects of the weather, wet road surfaces and slush out there as well. and plenty of accidents, like one on the southbound side of 26th street south of the schuylkill expressway. since then they blocked both of the southbound lanes anded pushed it to the side. this caused big delays to spill back on to the schuylkill itself and eastbound is a slow crawl, with speeds of 12 miles per hour from the vine into 26th street. watching a crash in port richmond at allegheny avenue. and one at lower merion at the exon station and luckily the flooding at the brooklawn circle has subsided. but they are working to remove the snow along the schuylkill expressway and i think that might be the crew leaving right there as we watch live, this is 202 over top the schuylkill expressway and we see big westbound delays on 76 from t

to wish hartnett a speedy recovery and show their support and solidity. >> all right alicia thank you. >>> time for our "action news" traffic report wednesday afternoon. lets go live to matt pellman in the traffic center. >> today was not a great day for frosty the snowman. a lot of melting did happen so this afternoon we are dealing with wet patches as we head home. but the bright sunshine is giving us sun glare delays. this is the schuylkill expressway by the conshohocken curve. 12 minutes behind on the westbound side. but at this point on 76 it's just normal afternoon volume combined with the sun glare. at the airport look for a crash at bart ram avenue at scott way. and crossing into new jersey into gloucester township on 42 by the bus turn around, watch for an accident taking out a lane. and in hainesport, burlington county 88 is blocked at hainesport mount laurel road. no issues so far along 295, or the new jersey turnpike but if are you riding the septa trolleys, 11, 34 and 36 are seeing delays because of a medical emergency at 33rd and market. lets grab the ipad and do the

their age they don't want you to know that. they found love. alicia thanks so much. by the way congrats today. lets get a check of the roads today. >> from tying the knot to traffic being tied in knots that, is what we are seeing this afternoon in center city. i don't know if you want to say i do to the vine street expressway s there is plenty of traffic in both directions, it's normal afternoon volume on 676, the roosevelt off the schuylkill, we are locked up like most afternoons heading to broad street. but next week you'll see more traffic on the roosevelt twin bridges as well as the city avenue bridge because monday the east falls bridge closes for emergency construction. route 1, the boulevard and the city avenue bridge will take extra volume during the closure time. meantime in bensalem watch for a crash at nights road and lancaster county a couple of closures, route 10 is blocked and cambridge road a possible alternate and 30 is blocked in gap because of downed wires from an earlier crash close to the brass eagle, strasburg road or up on the turnpike is an the nate. and a crash n

tailgate our own alicia vitarelli live with a preview of the big event. >>> looks like you're in one of those fancy new cars, alicia. >> reporter: i am in a very cool jeep at camp jeep. this is steve, he's my driver and hey, look who we picked up along the way. meteorologist adam joseph. this is really cool. >> i'm on the phone back here. >> reporter: we'll get to nim just a minute. what's cool about this is you can take a ride on this test track or you can get behind the wheel with some pretty cool simulators here at the show. hey, see what i mean. oh, my gosh. uh-oh. do i have to pay for damages? have you ever seen me on the schuylkill? i took a swing at the new dodge viper racing through an obstacle course. i should know this is so true to life, the speed and the motion did get me a little bit here. the cars to peruse range anywhere from $15,000 to $500,000. there's a rolls-royce. even the every day brands like lincoln and cadillac are becoming autonomous meaning pretty soon they won't even need us, the drivers. >> what we are seeing is a component of that autonomous driving in these

ago. alicia today a new wind blows, the page turns. live in city hall, i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news. >> all right, vernon, thank you. >>> on the page we just turned from, today michael nutter giving his final public speech as mayor of philadelphia this morning. and he did so at his alma mater, saint joseph's prep inside the church. nutter saying he wanted his final public appearance as mayor to be where it all started the high school is shaped him. at a he told the student body do not bury your talents, share them with the world and to that end nutter says this chapter for him may be over but he's just getting started. >> today as the mayor of this great city and as i thought about it, i walk into the academy of music as mayor, i i'll walk out as mike. but i'll main at any my focus and my commitment and i still have more to give. >> and that's the promise he made this morning just an interesting bit of city history for you here. both michael nutter and new technological inaugurated mayor jim ca jim kenney both weo saint joe's prep. >>> some irony there. i don't know bri

alicia thank you. >> auto makers reported their 2015 sales numbers today and showing that americans are buying more new cars than ever before. total sales are expected to reach 17.5 million, that is a hair over the old record set in the year 2000, general motors saw the most growth and ford was the top selling brand, and low gas prices and interest rates left more money in pock egts to buy new cars. >> looking at closing numbers, after a sharp fall yesterday some stability today, the dow is up 10 points, and the nasdaq down 12 and the s&p up 4 points. >> a brutally cold day out there this afternoon. >> it has been i was out there earlier. lets head to adam joseph. >> the worst is behind us at this point from the dangerous windchills this morning to this afternoon's high temperature near freezing everything goes up wednesday and beyond. as we look at reading, pennsylvania, westward, the sun is setting later and later and close to 5:00. the earliest happened at 5:00 in the morning, doylestown 5 below and 7 below in west berlin, so everyone on the dangerous side first thing this mornin

. if no one buys tonight the lottery will be even bigger. brian and alicia back to you. >> gray thank you. just reminded me to go out and get that ticket. an update to a story that "action news" brought you back in october. this is little jeremiah jones and last fall he was found by a septa police officer walking alone in love park by himself. his parents who are homeless did not realize he was missing. 300 ministries raised $12,000 in the matter of hours to provide housing and services to jeremiah's family. they promised to return jeremiah and his sister but they have not cooperated with the judge's orders and that means they are still in foster care and the lease on their new home has ended. now officials say that jeremiah's parents are refusing to leave the property. >> we did everything we could to try to help this family but they became difficult with our staff and a lot of vulgarity and making folks feel very uncomfortable, we had to make a hard decision to back away. >> as for jeremiah and his sister they are being taken care of by the department of health and human servi

with meteorologist, adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, sharrie williams and brian taff. >> it's 4:30 and "action news" continues with a bill involving the bedroom, who wants lawmakers to report relations as lobbyist as gifts. >> plus one super model and one super bowl champ, the chef that whips up food for tom and giselle is sharing recipes and spoiler alert it's not all that exciting. we'll explain. >> and how to you say controversial in japanese, the commercial for this new translator is not clever just creepy. >> we begin in camden county, where a church is wondering why it's become a target. someone desecrated the sanctuary leaving thousands of dollars in damage behind. we turn to sara bloomquist live in lyndonwald with more on this story. >> parishioners here at saint lawrence church are absolutely sick over there. yesterday morning some of them walked into the church and vandalized the place tipping over things on the alter and throwing things through the stained glass windows. parishioners want to no why someone did it and police want to know who did it. parishioners are saddened

well. live in west philadelphia, john rawlins, channel6 "action news." alicia. >> john thank you. >>> today an incredibly moving post from one of hartnett's brothers in blue. viral facebook. in it he recounts moments by moment the assault starting with the fact that hartnett was working alone last night when the gunman fired those shots into his vehicle. his friend johnny castro and also his brother in blue writing you ducked your head down at just the right moment. that rounds actually missed your head by inches. you drew your service weapon and viciously returned fire. it was literally a fight for life and death. castro goes on to say i was only two minutes away but it felt like it took me an hour. we almost crashed three separate times trying to get to you. he says from what he saw when he got there, the shell casings hartnett's injuries, the bleeding, he says you definitely shouldn't be here right now. it should have been 100 times worse. not many people would have survived an ambush like that. simply wasn't your time. he said. god was watching over you. you did great last ni

, january 15, matt o'donnell is off, alicia vitarelli joins us. >>> vice president joe biden is kicking off a new initiative in philadelphia, the goal to find a cure for cancer. >>> police investigate two suspicious car fires in north philadelphia. >>> a student in the lehigh valley accused of assaulting a teacher is found guilty. >>> first up, let's find what's going on for the weekend with weather and traffic. >> reporter: good morning, everybody, we're off to a somewhat cloudy start. clouds will get thicker to the west and they roll in as the day goes on. if you like the sun enjoy it early because it will fade hind the clouds. 42 degrees in philadelphia. winds are light, no need to talk of windchills. these numbers are up from yesterday. allentown, 25 degrees and mid 20s in trenton, as well. upper 20s in millville. heading out the door we'll be around the freezing mark between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. with light winds and partly cloudy skies not too bad, assuming you dress appropriately. in the afternoon, 48 degrees by noon, the high today 52 we'll hit that around 3:00 p.m. an

rogers, melissa magee, ducis rogers, alicia vitarelli for the up-close look for the 700 cars on display. >>> and you i will be there signing auto graphics. autographs. come on out. >> reporter: some of the snow melted yesterday and overnight refroze. i ran into a slick spot fox street on-ramp to the southbound boulevard the bone right-hand side of the screen. main ramp of the boulevard traffic is moving nicely. we'll see traffic on the city avenue bridge when the falls bridge closes. monday, february 1. they say about 40 days, the closure begins monday. everything is good on mass transit we're on time. , dress the kids warmly. we have temperatures below freezing, 26 degrees by 7:00. only 431 by 9:00. above freeing through the afternoon high of 42 at 3:00 p.m. if you're heading to the airport no major delays between here and any of our most commonly traveled destinations, like yesterday we're dry from chicago to orlando. >>> researchers studying schizophrenia links it to a problem trimming back of connections to brain cells. researchers suggest that the brain goes too far, a risk

morning, 5:31, january 15. malevolent matt is off, alicia vitarelli is joining us. let's get traffic and weather with david murphy and karen rogers. >> reporter: all right, guys we're off to a cool start, we'll have early sunshine, but the order of the day is increasing clouds. it's cold this morning. 32 in philadelphia. in the 20s in allentown, reading, and lancaster and millville. wilmington 30. with the light winds we're continuing the improving trend. 34 by 8:00 a.m. in philadelphia. in the upper 20s in the suburbs, light winds, but not too bad on the bus stop assuming you dress appropriately. we'll get to a high of 352 degrees, that's 1 degrees above average and -- 12 degrees above average and upper 40s by 6:00 p.m. we'll have rain tonight and it will get out of here quickly on saturday morning. karen. >> reporter: we have an accident in king of prussia blocking the ramp, a lot of crews on the scene. this is the ramp from 202 northbound to the schuylkill expressway eastbound. fire crews construction workers everybody out here. we have a truck that lost its load of steel beams. i

you, i'm gray hall alongside alicia vitarelli. in the news could bill cosby see the criminal charges against him dropped. this morning we have the details on the turn of events. >>> deadly battle authorities in west africa regain control of a hotel that was taken over by al qaeda extremist. >>> get ready for a dip in temperature. chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. big dip? >> reporter: big dip. huge dip. it was the coldest week of the season by far, it arrives suntd suntd -- sunday night into monday morning. temperatures will top out in the 50s believe it or not, later this afternoon, not too bad, even though it is gloomy out there. double scan live shows the coastal storm is pulling away. heavy rains are batters new england, changing over to light snow across vermont, new hampshire and upstate new york. this is the tail end, it will push on by to the northeast. skies will brighten up nicely. combination of sun and clouds. it's damp early and then drying by afternoon. we'll see, again, breaks in the cloud cover here developing by midday. temperatur

your body to use that energy. i'm sharing that success. for channel 6 "action news" i'm alicia vitarelli. a consumer as morning, macy's is recalling martha stewart frying pans because the covers can pop off and slide across the kitchen. three people have been hurt. if you have the frying pan stop using them and return them to macy's for a credit. >>> home prices in the u.s. climbed in october due in part to a solid job market. that along with tight inventories and low mortgage rates. right now a 30 year fixed rate morning is less than 4% making it cheaper to borrow for a home. mortgage rates have been closer to 6%. home values have climbed at 5% pace. >>> if you're sending your little one on the plane by him or herself, you could be paying more. united airline has expanded the rates to $150 if flying by himself to up to age 15. delta and american charge the same price for a similar age range y. in maryland it's a rink of dreams for hockey fans, a father built it in honor of his hockey-loving daughter, but it's on thin ice. mark built his reng -- rink of dreams in the backyard h

, delaware. milder this afternoon we're into the low 50s, which is good, but increasing clouds, alicia. >>> thank you,. >>> developing this morning an overnight tour bus on its way to a ski resort in central japan has careened off a mountain road killing 14 passengers. 27 others were injured. the two drivers who had been taking turns are among the dead. the ski tour operator said most of the passengers were between the ages of 18 into their early 20s, officials say there was no snow or ice on the road surface. >>> we're learning new information on the deadly attacks in indonesia. police have arrested three men. five men targeted a starbucks with handmade bombs and guns and suicide belts killing two people. all the attackers were killed and isis flag was found in one of the attacker's home. >>> michigan governor is asking president obama to issue a major disaster declaration because of the water crisis in flint. the water became contaminated with lead. the national guard is donating water and filters to help those affected by the water contamination. protesters are calling on the govern

. join karen rogers, melissa, ducis rogers and alicia vitarelli for an up-close look at the 700 cars on display. >>> i'm sure the popemobile had features you that they are not letting on to. >>> press the button and talk to god? >> reporter: getting word of a crash in northeast philadelphia involving a septa bus and a car over pennypack creek reportedly blocking one lane of the outer drive. elsewhere on the boulevard this is the scene in east falls, bottom right corner of the screen, can you see the icy pox from the end of fox street to the southbound lanes. extra traffic on the boulevard twin bridges and the city avenue bridges starting monday when the falls bridge is which he woulded woulded -- scheduled to close for 40 days. >> reporter: icy patches on the roads and sidewalks and driveways too. 7:00 a.m., below freezing, 9:00 a.m., 31. we'll get plenty of sunshine up over the horizon early. a few high clouds mixing in early in the day. plenty of time for melting with highs around 42 degrees. heading to the airport no major delays between here and our most commonly traveled destina

>>> good afternoon everyone, it is sunday, january 10 i'm alicia vitarelli along with gray hall. nydia is off. >>> here's some of the stories we're following for you right now on "action news." powerball fever continues to sweep the nation. the next jock pot is estimated at more than a billion dollars. we're live with reaction. >>> the man accused of opening fire on a philadelphia police officer in an ambush attack is slapped with charges. >>> it is a sunday soaker out there and we are eyeing a new record high, but the warm weather will not stick around. >>> enjoy it while you can. >>> we'll get the latest on the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast with meteorologist chris sowers. tows temperatures are about to -- >> reporter: that colder air is not that far away at this point. you could go to harrisburg, hpa, the numbers are starting to take a nose dive. we have four or five hours left of this warm weather and the numbers will crash later on. in the meantime there's the view looking over the ben franklin bridge. what a miserable looking afternoon, a lot of low-level clouds

. there are hormones that are released when we about taking open a winner. >>> alicia vitarelli was in the newsroom, how was your weekend? >> reporter: very well, we have many sad people over the death of david bowie. you know david bowie had a long history in philadelphia. we'll talk to people who were participant of it all as they share their memories of the rock icon. >>> charles ramsey, he left his post from the philadelphia police department, the new job the commissioner just took. you can watch us live streaming on your smart phone or tablet. rick we'll talk about the next episode of the bachelor, i talked to ben see what's looking for. >>> all right, alicia. looking live at philadelphia international, sunny, but cold over the runways, david murphy has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when we come right back stay with us. >>> yesterday i want jogging in a t-shirt, today if i go running i'll wear my hoodie. >> reporter: you will go running from the cold. i bet you looked great in that. >>> i do. >> reporter: oh, i bet. we'll be talking about the potential for precipita

on new stories beginning at 4:00. lets check in with alicia vitarelli with a preview. >>> it's a suburban shopping center in seasonal, that could become a prime piece of real estate, it's empty for years but a developer has plans to bring it back. also, in today's show there are a lot of options when it comes to streaming your favorite shows and movie, we put some of the biggest devices to the test finding out which one is right for you, take us with you on the go by streaming the 6 abc news app live on your smart phone or tablet. >>> outside we go looking live from our sky 6 camera, our temple university skycam is looking for possible snow, david murphy says it's on the way. and we'll check accuweather when we come back. >>> meteorologist, david murphy, is back now and some folks may see a little bit of snow, 2:00? 3:00? >> that could be the time, it's hit or miss, future tracker 6 showing it's too mild for snow like in wilmington where there are showers, if we go tighter into south and west, honey brook, a bit of light snow is developing there, this may not be hitting the groun

beginning at 4:00, here is alicia vitarelli live in the newsroom with a preview. >> reporter: coming up today at 4:00, we are talking about all things power ball and just how you can win that $1.5 billion. we are talking about the odds against you and the most commonly drawn numbers and the so-called curse of the lottery. also some of the other stories we are working on we are talking that cleaves is a magic word at a small age and one school is doing something that unusual. why banning the word please and what they want them to say instead. if you have not downloaded the free 6 abc news app, you can watch us live on your smart phone or tablet. and i'll join you later in the hour to talk about two local brothers that started in their basement and now run a brewery in kensington. >> can't wait. next accuweather and david murphy. winter is hard on your nose. from first sniffles to endless runny noses. puffs plus lotion is soft. they help soothe irritation by locking in moisture better so you can face winter happily. a nose in need deserves puffs indeed. and try puffs softpack today. >>> i

. alicia vitarelli is live with a preview. >> reporter: hi rick, you could say it's an old but new weapon in the battle of the bulge just in time for the new years resolution, researchers say that stepping on the scale regularly is a motivator for shedding weight and keeping it off. today's digital devices do more than just displaying your weight, we'll weigh in on which ones really measure up. >> and a woman has an uber horror story, why a driver not only refused to pick her up while she was in labor, he then charged her $13 for the time her husband spent negotiating the ride that never happened. that is in big talkers. >> you can take us with you on the go, if you have not downloaded the 6 abc you can watch us live on your smart phone or tablet. >>> quick break and accuweather and meteorologist, david murphy when we return. don't go away. >>> meteorologist, david murphy is back now way look at the forecast and what a difference a day makes, not as raw and as uncomfortable as a day makes, we are precipitation free as you watch during the morning broadcast we had light fast moving

has created her own line of skin care what is both organic and healing. alicia vitarelli has the story. >> reporter: her name is candy saint martine pat, but everyone knows her as chef candy. >> these concoctions are made out of love. >> they are green luxuries, they all began as a way to help her son. >> my youngest son who is 24, was born with severe eczema, and i learned about steroids, and didn't want to put them on an infant. >> that is where the moisturizing cream was born, this is the cream that actually cured my son as well as well as changing his diet. in just two years she trang formed her business from a 350 square foot location to a full service shop and spa. >> this is your lab? >> yes, my kitchen/lab where we make and label all of our products. >> she creates products for everything from eczema to psoriasis. and makes rubs and locations. >> i make it exfollowating and using it as a moisturize r. >> making it all in landsdale. >> can you watch fyi philly saturdays at 7:00 and sundays at midnight. ? coming up tonight on 6 abc a new episode of shark tank, the makers of

distillery in philadelphia. alicia vitarelli has more. >> reporter: they have only been officially operating for two months. >>> the story started three years ago when we started to make alcohol in my parents basement. always wheeling and dealing anything we could figure out to make money as little kids. >> reporter: after college matt moved across the country and opened restaurants. he made a pitch. did you want to make vodka? he was 100%. >> reporter: they began bootlegging in their parents basement. >>> it was a workout room for my parents. they don't work out. >>> they found the distillery and basically accused us of making drugs in the basement and told us to get out of there in 24 hours. >> reporter: that's when they got serious and searching for an angel investor. they got their business plan together. >>> we drank a whole bottle of vodka. clem was in. we saw that the craft beer movement was taking off and vodka was being ignored. >> reporter: they set up shop in an old warehouse in kensington and replaced the kegs with a custom-made german still. every few weeks they hold a

mortality. >>> we have "action news" beginning at 4:00 p.m. here's alicia vitarelli live in the newsroom. >> reporter: a controversy is brewing in texas as two students find themselves suspended because one haired an inhaler with her friend who was having an asthma attack. that medicine likely saved her life. at 4:00 we'll complain why these two students are in trouble. >>> a rescue caught on camera, see the moment a firefighter pulled a woman and her infant out of a burning building to safety. it begins at 4:00 p.m. take us with you on the go if you have not downloaded the free 6abc news app watch our newscast on your smart phone or tablet. hopefully you're in doors watching us. >>> i am. -- [laughter]. quick break accuweather we'll be right back. >>> david is back it is a good day to be off because it is bitter out there. >> reporter: if you're going to be outside, there's a lot of volunteers out there doing things, rick, you do need the layers. storm tracker 6 live double scan, though, the pesky snow showers that came in yesterday are long gone. looking outside we have sunshi

newsroom is alicia vitarelli with a preview of 4:00. >> reporter: coming up at 4:00, a piece of holy history could be yours. it's the fiat that pope francis rode in famously here in physical, it is going up for auction and we'll reveal where, when and how you can become the proud new owner, how cool is that, plus is punxsutawney phil's job on the line, it's promising to bring a brighter outlook. can we bring a brighter outlook for this weekend. don't forget you can take us with you on the go, we stream our newscasts live on your tablet and smart phone: ance pl. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, it could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. call now to request your free decision guide. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i know i'll be able to stick with him. [ male announcer ] you'll be a

) ♪ (colonial penn jingle) >> i'm karen rogers. >> and i'm alicia vitarelli. saturday/tonight on fyi philly. >> we hit a new restaurant with a taste of southern comfort. >> test drive a brand new workout. >> and tell you what's on tap for this year's philadelphia auto show. >> plus learn how to use pantone's new colors of the in old city >> and when we say new, we mean brand new. >> it opened just a week and a half ago. >> and it has roared onto the scene with a big dose of southern comfort food. >> you're new but there's a lot of history in this old building. >> yes, this building has been here since 1847. >> and the restaurant is named for founding father alexander hamilton, nicknamed the little lion for his tenaciousness on the battlefield. >> we're in old city, philadelphia and you know

. lets check in with alicia vitarelli with a live ahead. >> we have been busy all day working on the story at 4:00. as we head into super bowl weekend in just a few weeks are you in the market for a new television? now is the time to buy just in time for the big game, prices have never been lower. coming up in what is the deal we'll show you how to get the best bargain. and someone around town is thankful for the blizzard. believe it or not it made them a millionaire. we'll have to explain that one bit by bit. coming up today at 4:00, can you take us with you on the go, if you have not already downloaded the 6 abc news am. you can watch us live on our smart phone or tablet. >> thanks alicia. grover cleveland here. yes, the handsome gent on the thousand-dollar bill. with 'cash4life', the great game from the pennsylvania lottery, you could win a thousand dollars a day for life! you could invest it, or save it for a rainy day. or you could buy a new car! and with drawings every monday and thursday, that means 2 chances to win every week. cash4life from the pennsylvania lottery. you coul

blizzard last weekend. >>> alicia vitarelli is live in the newsroom with a preview of 4:00. >> our team is busy working on stories for you coming up today at 4:00 and one of the questions we are asking is your budget feeling the pinch. ahead in what is the deal we'll show you how to turn closet clutter and out dated electronics into cold hard cash. you don't want to miss that. >>> and the new tourism commercial for philadelphia shows off the hot spots while poking fun with two local icons. think benjamin franklin versus a cheesesteak. that looks epic. we'll explain this one coming up in big talkers. take us with you on the go, you can watch our newscast streaming live on your smart phone or tablet. and in the next half our i'll join you in the studio to talk about decluttering in this new year. >> thanks alicia. >>> we have this reminder. later today we have a live web chat from cooper bone institute. they will talk about osteoporosis. you can submit your questions now and log back on to get the answers beginning at 4:00. we'll be right back. >>> meteorologist, david murphy, is her

. lets check in with alicia vitarelli with a look ahead. >> reporter: coming up today at 4:00 a story that may make you think twice before you go to the grocery store. so many of those foods labeled natural may not be what they seem. and barbie gets a major makeover, after years of scrutiny the doll has a brand new body, she comes in curvy, tall and pet ease and that is not all, see the changes ahead for america's doll coming up in big talkers. take us with you on the go if you have not downloaded the 6 abc news app, you can watch our newscast streaming live on your smart phone or tablet. she comes with all different hair shades now. >> yellow hair? we'll talk about it later. accuweather is coming up when we come right back. >>> david here now with a check of the accuweather forecast. we continue to warm up and the snow is disappearing. >> it continues to melt sara, making nice inroads on that snow, take a look at stormtracker 6 live double scan we are looking at no precipitation and as we take a look outside, down around wilmington, delaware, a tribute to andrew wyatt there. he

preview special. karen rogers, adam joseph, melissa magee, ducis rogers and alicia vitarelli will give you an inside look. more than 700 cars fill the convention center, we'll have the latest technology and the must see things. >>> still to come on "action news" at noon, a 16-year-old student is facing a $200 fine over something he did at the lunch. >>> coming up at 12:30, more than 30 people in the u.s. are diagnosed with the mosquito born virus linked to birth defects. we have a report on what is being done to stop the disease from spreading. i'm only in my 60's. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, it could save you in out-of-pocket medical cost