karen olney at ubs is still with us. karen the fed meeting, will they derail? you look at the u.s. surprise index versus the eurozone economic surprise index. who is hiking the rates here? europe seems to be beating a low bar and u.s. the high bar. karen olney: that is it exactly the high and low are. u.s. has had profit cycle. economic surprises are turning upwards as they should be. they collapsed 2015 -- 50% in 2015. it has kept the global engine going. it is high, it is the peak. that is sensible. if the euro keeps growing at a sensible, ok pace good for your. if they inch up, they should be going up. it widens at the gap. great news for european equities. jonathan: the dax we use this word, "on a terror." -- "on a tear." it really has. karen olney: nothing goes up in a straight line. you have things ready to get it off the table. it has not really moved. europe as a whole, a long way to go. a lot of these gaps over seven or eight years have only closed by 10%, fit been sent in the past few months. -- 15% in the past few months. jonathan: a different chart. investing on europea

details right now with david and karen. good morning. >> we are looking at cold conditions once again as we start out this morning. go ahead and take a look at satellite. we might get some early sunshine but at the same time there is

and karen rogers is taking a look at that commute. good morning. >> let's start you with, yes on the last day of march a winter weather advisory. fortunately it's only up in the poconos. it kicks in at noon today and doesn't end until 10 o'clock tonight. and during that time period it is possible that we get anywhere from one to 4-inches of snow up in the poconos but it's going to be only in upper elevations. as you get down into allentown and reading maybe a wet snowflake but it doesn't look like that big of a deal. mainly showers for the rest of us. there comes the precipitation scooting into the northern and western corner of pennsylvania now. cloud cover ahead of it getting close to the central portion of the state. penn state getting a little bit of that right now so it looks like maybe some early sunshine and then we cloud up and then get wet. 44 degrees is your current temperature, coat weather but not too bad. winds are light. 36 in allentown, 37 in redding, 40 in wilmington and 47 in sea isle. as we roll through the day 44 de

let's go to david and karen. good morning. >> very little bit. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you it's mostly out in the western suburbs and down to the south of philadelphia. a couple little light patches of light snow or maybe even flurries by the time it hits the ground. slow it down if this looks like it's doing anything but i think this is fairly minor situation, minor nuisance really that won't last all that long. farther out to the west you can see some clearing and some drier air on the way in so it does look like we'll transition from clouds to sun as we roll through the day. 32 degrees to start out so we are beginning cold. 33 in wilmington and 34 in wildwood new jersey and with a bit of a breeze blowing down out of the northeast this morning we have wind chills making it feel like it's in the mid-20's across the central portion of the region, the teens up in allentown and the poconos and the upper 20's down by the shore. if you're heading out to the bus stop this morning, as a lot of you kids are 29 degrees by 6 o'clock and 30

karen milder tomorrow but more rain on the way. future tracker 6 detailing all of that coming up. >> all right dave i've got an update on this accident i have been telling you about involving a tractor-trailer that was right on i-95 northbound approaching 332 here in bucks county. we can see at this point nothing other than a couple of flares left at the scene. for awhile they were blocking all lanes on i-95 northbound. everything is ba

let's go to karen and david with traffic and weather. good morning. >> good morning and we're starting with that breaking news in bensalem bucks county and chopper 6 live overhead and this is on street road. that's route 132 and the accident itself and the restrictions here are between minixville road and knights road. we can see police have flares up. a number of police officers on the scene with this accident involving a pedestrian. they're on hand directorring traffic at the scene as well through this area. hearing reports police are looking for a silver honda with new jersey license plates that reportedly fled the scene. stick to woodhaven road and byberry road and hulmeville road. those are good alternates to deal with the restrictions and slowing this will champ on street road between men in this caseville knights road. schuylkill expressway past the conshohocken curve westbound traffic headed towards the blue route. the accident off to the shoulder. this is a new one here. we see penndot on the scene helping out with this. we have

details right now with david and karen. good morning. >> we are looking at cold conditions once again as we start out this morning. go ahead and take a look at satellite. we might get some early sunshine but at the same time there is also some cloud cover sweeping in from the west and i can see some indications of that overhead right now on the terrace. and you see some rain farther to the west. by the time we get into the afternoon we'll be on the lookout for some sprinkles and showers. 23 in allentown. as you head out to the bus stop over the next couple of hours probably holding in the upper 20's. not much wind but partly cloudy skies and obviously on the cool side and on your storm tracker 6 app, 28 right now, probably still about that by 8:00. by noon we're up to 44. by 3 o'clock 49 dropping down from a high of 50. we'll hit that at about 2 o'clock this afternoon. but again, during the afternoon a chance of showers passing through at times. 45 degrees by 6 o'clock and perhaps still a bit damp there. got some more rain

karen rogers now with traffic. hey, karen. >> hi. as we've been scanning the roads found a problem involving a tractor-trailer it's right on a ramp so what a bad spot to have an accident. this is the schuylkill eastbound. the ramp from the schuylkill eastbound to the vine street expressway eastbound and i'm watching live, i see nor flashing lights, more emergency workers coming to the scene. it had been just the left lane. looks like now police might be blocking the two left lanes right here as they try to deal with this. so again this is the ramp from the schuylkill eastbound to the vine street expressway eastbound and you want to expect some slowing eastbound on the schuylkill expressway from spring garden to the vine so watch for that and it looks like they're blocking two lanes right now and that's really creating an issue. they're not allowing anyone at the moment to get on the ramp. we'll see if they change that but that's a problem right there. time for your suburban traffic report. i want to take you to conshohocken. we have

karen: everyone made it out safely. firefighters and rescue crews carried the children out of the destroyed building. oklahoma's governor declared a state of emergency in 25 counties. to make sure necessary aid gets out quickly. reporting from northwest, karen traverse, abc 7 news. jummy: around here the warm air has finally arrived. there are some runners. you can see people out at haynes point in southwest washington enjoying the nice weather. but this system will also bring some storms today. chief meteorologist doug hill is here with a look at when we can expect those storms doug? doug: we had a little surprise go around this morning, jummy. it looks like we'll be later this afternoon when a cold front gives us a chance of more showers and more downpours and a few thunderstorms. cloudy skies at the belfort furniture weather center. skies are getting brighter and i think it's just a matter of time before sun starts to break through and clouds thin out. earlier hours of rain and showers moving rapidly to the northeast

good morning karen rogers. i wish i could tell you things are only wet this morning but as karen just said as you get north in berks county, lehigh county, upper bucks county, there is still some frozen precipitation falling and even in spots where that frozen precipitation is not falling like here in northern montgomery county you still have some slush left over on the roadway. this is 309 at the five points intersection. the main travel lanes are mostly wet but as you go to make turns and such you're going the find some of that slush and you could go sliding. we have a truck that's spinning its wheelings just off 309 along swartley road right by 309 office furniture in hilltown bucks county this morning. icy condition there is causing that truck not to be able to gain traction. we're watching a new crash in upper dublin along dresher town road near camp hill road. still have the house fire in lower moreland along manor road at locust drive. but on the big picture speeds so far look okay along the schuylkill e

karen is tracking that rain, sleet and snow. karen. >> right now the area of concern is the freezing rain. still dealing with that in quakertown in milford in easton in trenton we got a little bit of freezing rain within the last hour, it switched over to rain but it's icy elsewhere because we had so much ice from yesterday. all of this before the snow. what is going on? a lot nest forecast and i'll break it down for you coming up when "action news" comes right back cam, protein from yogurt? yup, this greek nonfat yogurt packs 15 grams of protein punch. but what else? unlike some other protein snacks, it has 0 added sugar 0 artificial sweeteners and 0 fat. mmm... will it up my game? no man! new dannon oikos triple zero official yogurt of the nfl. mmm dannon. claritin-d presents two allergy sufferers. one had allergies with nasal congestion so he tried the newest allergy spray, which could take several days to feel the full effect of relief. the other went straight to the pharmacy counter for the fast, powerful relief of claritin

karen traverse abc news, washington. maureen: join us tonight for a roundtable discussion on isil and the new terror threat. that's tonight at 7:00 on our senior station newschannel 8 or catch it streaming live at wjla.com. coming up new surveillance videos shows the incident that triggered a scandal at the secret service. what agency director joe clancy has to say about it just ahead. plus verizon and at&t filed suit against the government over net neutrality. what the companies are claiming. and a heartwarming surprise from the capitals. the story behind this right after this. eileen: and you made need the umbrella early tomorrow morning. a few sprinkles we're tracking on storm scan. detail the timing of it and 70's in the forecast as abc 7 news at maureen: developing now our first look at video of a secret service incident earlier this month. two secret service agents are accused of being drunk when they drove on to white house grounds and interrupted a bomb investigation. a house committee grilled director joseph cla

as karen said beautiful sunrise. already slow traffic here on 42 northbound from 41 up to 295 and in hainesport the church fire still closing fostertown road. creek road up top a better bet and tam, i know you have more details on what's going on there. >> indeed i do matt because this wasn't just any church. this story breaking right now it was a local church that has stood there for centuries a-place for community and reflection for generations but this morning it's been at the center that of raging fire. let's go on over to "action news" reporter annie mccormick live on the scene in hainesport in burlington county and she's been talking to church leaders. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tam. and this fire is now under control. the good news is both of the pastors and their families that live on the premises are safe and got out just in time. take a look behind me. as the sun come up we're finally getting a look at the extent of the damage. the bulk of it being in the center of the church. that building is

doing emergency construction dave. >> karen earlier fog pretty much gone. earlier sprinkles drying up. looks like a pretty nice day. cloudy by 9 o'clock. look how the numbers zoom. in the afternoon sunshine mixing with those clouds. 61 is your high today in philadelphia, 58 by 6 o'clock. just really nice conditions out there. >> the only snow that will be left will be all those big piles in the malls that are all dark. >> they're melting. >> "gma" is next. for all of us here, see you later. >> ♪♪ what's happened to snacking? how did it become absent-mindedly eating one after the next? we are a creamy cheese that still believes in savoring our food. the laughing cow. reinvent snacking. >>> good morning, america. >>> and breaking news. seven marines and four soldiers missing after an army black hawk goes down in heavy fog, crashing during a training exercise in florida. we're going to have the very latest for you right now. >>> hillary on the hot seat. the former secretary of state finally answers questions about that private e-mail scandal. >> i thought

karen. >> all of my favorite things in one place. let's go outside to morrisville bucks county route 1 at pennsylvania avenue. a little damp as you can see right here on the roads but no big problems here. issues elsewhere in bucks county. details on that coming up. >> and a california jury clears up that whole business about blurred lines. what it means for the writers of the hit song a little later on "action news". >> ♪♪ he here, at cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia, we give our patients the freedom to make appointments that fit their schedules, even on weekends. because we believe in being here when our patients need us, so they can keep living their busy lives. weekend appointments are now available here. learn more at cancercenter.com/eastern. >> ♪♪ >> welcome back. taking a live look here. this is before where the vine meets up with 95. it's looking good at this early hour. it's 5:44 and 47 degrees. >> looks like any fog that might have been out there karen has cleared out. >> yeah, it was worse in th

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karen. >> looking live on 202 near the schuylkill. northbound traffic moving nicely into king of prussia. we'll have an update on a problem on 95 coming up. >> if you're losing reception on your cell phone, having trouble sending stuff out maybe because of the sun. we'll explain why in tech bites. >> ♪♪ major: here's our new trainer ensure active heart health. heart: i maximize good stuff like my potassium and phytosterols which may help lower cholesterol. new ensure active heart health supports your heart and body so you stay active and strong. ensure, take life in. no. not possible. we're the settles! when we go on vacation, it's hard to find, like, those little activities that are kind of fun and educational. i think with williamsburg, you have all of that educational part rolled into the fun. it's already here. this is probably the most fun i've had all summer. >> welcome back. an update on our developing story, the action cam along the 9100 block of academy road in northeast philadelphia taking a look here. i think we can see

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karen. >> accident on the vine street expressway eastbound past the schuylkill just cleared. cleared off pretty quickly. little debris still left on the road. we're going to check route 100 in lionville chester county see what it looks like there coming up. >> first star of the season is sent packing on this season of "dancing with the stars." we'll tell you who when we come back. >> i was laughing my... [laughter] now, americans everywhere are discovering that galbani ricotta inspires moments that are simply better. mmm, galbani (sfx: kiss). italy's favorite cheese brand. >> ♪♪ >> welcome back. you're taking a live look out across penn's landing over to the ben franklin bridge. that's looking pretty good here at 5:43. it's another cold start to your day 33 degrees out there. >> what do we have in the suburbs on the roads karen? >> let's check together and see what's happening. we're looking live right here route 100. this is your southbound traffic there headed towards lionville. we're clear. we're dry in this area. we've been watching for some flurries, not seeing them

but she was not going to take the bait. >> karen. he touched you. >> he freaking just touched your arm flab. >> the barrage of insults and profanity continues on the bus. no one appears to stop it. >> you old ass. you're going to die of [ bleep ] diabetes because you're so fat. >> i tried to make it go away so it couldn't hurt me. >> she's going to get her freaking sweat all over it. she's going to pick out which kid she's going to rape next. >> but i gave up. >> and then one particular dig that karen will never forget. >> but you don't have a family because they all killed themselves because they didn't want to be near you. >> tragically, karen klein's son did commit suicide years earlier. whether the students were aware of that fact is unclear. >> i was trying to think if i had told them about rusty. i don't know. >> the ten-minute video of karen's devastating bus ride home quickly goes viral. people worldwide are upset and outraged. including one man 170 miles away in toronto, canada. >> i couldn't watch it until the end. i was so

and karen. good morning. >> no pots of gold out here right now. we have a fair amount of cloud cover overhead this morning. as you take a look at satellite and radar there are also some sprinkles and showers that are trying to dig down closer to the poconos. i don't know that any of that is going to make it all the way down at the lehigh valley or to philadelphia but if you see a sprinkle or shower around this morning, that's where it's coming from and it's not going to amount to all that much. 47 degrees currently in philadelphia, 43 in allentown 39 or 39 in allentown, 43 in wilmington. 44 in trenton. these numbers all milder than yesterday of course at this time. 46 degrees in millville, new jersey and there's not a lot of wind but we are looking at beg changes today. by 8 o'clock we're probably down to about 44. then by noon, up to 62 degrees. that will be your high though. and by noon, we'll start to feel the winds pick up and during the afternoon the winds are really going to be gusty up to about 30, 35 miles per hour. and they're going to be

for the most part the fog is improving, matt. >> thank you karen. let's get you word of this breaking news coming in. seven marines and four soldiers are missing after an army helicopter crashed along the florida panhandle. this happened during a night training exercise at eggland air force base. the helicopter was reported missing at 8:30 last night. search and rescue crews found the crash debris at 2:00 a.m. the search for any survivors continues. >>> the president of the university of oklahoma has expelled two students saying they were leaders of a racist chant that was captured on video during a fraternity event. one of those students, parker rice issued an apology. he said saturday's incident likely was fueled by alcohol but also said that's not an excuse. the parents of another student also seen on the video levy petit admitted their son made a horrible mistake. the university also kicked their fraternity sigma alpha epsilon off campus. >> four years since a devastating he earthquake and tsunami in japan. a solemn ceremony was medical tokyo. t

karen. >> we have yet another disabled vehicle this one on i-95 southbound. it's off to the right right here and this is at broad street. so watch for that. not causing too much of a delay just yet. we're going to take you to delaware and the lehigh valley coming up. >> and also when we come back we'll be talking about "dancing with the stars." it kicked off last night. find out who took the lead in the ballroom. that's a little bit later on "action news." >> 5:43. we've got the mellon building and liberty one and liberty two in green for saint patrick's day. it is 47 degrees on city avenue. >> we have karen rogers in green. >> that's right. >> you, too. >> and me. >> yes. >> green for saint patrick's day. >> we're all green at heart at least right on this day. fun to have a day to celebrate in march so this is the suburban traffic report time and if you're headed off to work, let's see what you've got going on right now. in wilmington, route 100 is closed here between kirkwood highway and new road. stick to lancaster avenue as your alternate to deal with the

karen is taking a look at your traffic. good morning. >> for now it feels more like winter certainly as we have plenty of sunshine on the way. ones the sun comes up over the horizon a few of these scattered clouds will probably try and filter in later on. but we are starting out on the cold side. currently 34 degrees in philadelphia. 32 the freezing mark in wilmington. 31 in allentown. and below freezing in reading and trenton. we're down to 29 in lancaster 34 in wildwood and 31 in atlantic city. there is still a wind blowing the same wind that you felt yesterday as we dug through the afternoon and that's giving a wind chill making it feel like it's 25 in the city, 19 in allentown 17-degree wind chill in reading, 23 in wilmington, 20 in trenton and 25 in millville so everybody needs to bundle up a bit. as we roll through the day you can see we're going to be fairly sunny with a few high clouds digging in later today. 32 degrees by 9 o'clock. then by noon 38. we are going to get up into the 40's with a high of 45. we'll prob

good morning karen rogers. as i stepped outside my front door in the city this morning i found icy sidewalks but then just wet road is your pavements however, as -- surfaces. however in new britain bucks county, this is upper state road at almshouse road. if you look closely you can see an accumulation of ice here in the intersection. you're going to need to allow more time to get stopped at intersections like this because it definitely is slick this morning on some of these secondary routes. in fact, we had a recycling truck that was spinning its wheels couldn't get traction because of iciness along swartley road in hilltown bucks county looks like they're in the process of getting that out of there luckily. we have a couple accidents in montgomery county that we're watching, one in upper dublin on dresher town road. jenkintown old york road 611 at baeder road by the fulton bank. camera time in northeast philadelphia. here on 95 it's just a wet road surface although i would watch it on the on and off ramps. no

karen is right. it is expensive. the stock feels like it wants to continue to grind higher from here. >> yeah. you're in a place where these are stocks that are becoming consensus places to go if the valuation makes sern s sense, p are uncertain about the economy. >> make sense in your view? >> yeah, i like it. >> how about you? >> there's a catalyst coming up for the next quarter. it's falling meat prices and meat and agriculture prices have come down. that's going to expand their margins in that particular area. so, as long as they continue to fire on all the cylinders they're firing on, there is a catalyst out there. >> next up, joy global getting hit. the second worst performer on the s&p 500 today. the company missing earnings and revenue estimates, plus lowered its 2015 guidance. tim? >> the first quarter, not a surprise they're off to a slow start. comes on the same day china downgrades gdp growth. to me, a mining equipment company that tells you they have bad numbers and missed badly on earnings and see an ex

karen traverse takes a look at the predictions. karen: today kicks off what many fans say are the greatest four days in all of sports. this year's undisputed goliath, the kentucky wildcats unbeaten in 34 games. the oddsmakers in vegas and nearly half of the people filling out espn's on-line bracket are going with kentucky to win it all. and so is the fan-in-chief, president obama. president obama: i think kentucky moves on. karen: don't get too excited, the president ha correctly picked the national champion one time north carolina in 2009. the numbers guru nate silver was website 538.com says kentucky has a 40% chance of cutting down the nets as champions. >> if you're filling out a bracket this year i think it's probably the smart thing to pick kentucky. karen: every march, 14% of basketball fans take a sick day to watch part of the tournament. sure, there are times when my job is frustrating like when lutz calls in sick with march madness. karen: and 66% of workers say they spend one hour of their work day following the games. m

karen is taking a look at your traffic. good morning. >> for now it feels more like winter certainly as we have plenty of sunshine on the way. ones the sun comes up over the horizon a few of these scattered clouds will probably try and filter in later on. but we are starting out on the cold side. currently 34 degrees in philadelphia. 32 the freezing mark in wilmingt

karen told us about icy conditions in bucks county. temperatures close to freezing, if you see anything on the road that still looks wet. it's probably ice. winds not that strong we're up to 10 miles per hour in philadelphia. enough of a breeze to make it extra chilly out there. bundle up as you head outside early. satellite a shows you how cloud cover will roll across the region in the last couple of hours. we'll have clouds thin enough to allow sunshine as we go through the day. allentown, clouds and sun a mild afternoon high of 57. at least for the last week of winter. spring arrives friday that's not a bad temperature in the lehigh valley. a little cooler down the shore 54 degrees, clouds and sun there's a southwesterly flow that's making most of the region milder but counts shore it's coming on them the water that's going to cool you down, of course when you get the cold ocean water and the air above it, blowing in on you it cools you. 60 in philadelphia. clouds and occasional sun pleasant enough with winds generally light at 6 to

he's got your accuweather and karen rogers has traffic. good morning. >> we got a little wintry news to talk about but it's up in the poconos. a winter weather advisory can kicks in at noon, expires at 10 o'clock tonight. again these are the pocono counties we're mainly concerned with where one to 4-inches of snow in the upper elevation center city

chris and karen, back over to you. >> 4:04. philadelphia police are investigating a sexual assault. >> this happened late last night in port richmond. the fox 29's steve keeley live at police headquarters with this steve good morning. >> reporter: another very ugly familiar story because again, greg, you can stay with me on this one it goes back to the old adage it is 11:00 o'clock do you know where your kid are. for another thursday night when jim stohlman was murdered by teenagers on the street, somebody didn't know where their kids were. two under age kid again, with the gun go after a woman going home from the gym. the here's the video. it is out in the rain. 3900 block of richmond street in an up and coming new neighborhood. she's just trying to stay in shape, staying healthy goes to the gym tries to go home and get there alive, two teenagers pull a gun on her and they dent just rob her of everything that she's got her and then they rob her of something else they sexually assault her. they split up, caught a half mile apar

hey, karen. >> i am. we have some concerns of fog but as we look outside it's not looking too bad right here. this is north wales montgomery county stump road at horsham road. roads are a bit damp as we have been saying with some fog in the area but you see it's no problem right here so watch for that one. you can kind of see a big puddle with that rain that we've had all the melting that's been going on we are seeing some ponding on the roadways as well. taking a fly of the northeast extension southbound starting near lansdale no overnight construction. roads in pretty good shape. 64 miles per hour people flying along just fine but watch out for some fog coming down from the lehigh valley for sure n west norriton we have this accident here on main street. it's right at center avenue so look for some possible restrictions in that area. this downed pole from yesterday still causing a problem in vineland cumberland county route 47 delsea drive is blocked at chestnut avenue. if you're in this area you could

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. >> reporter: like jackie, karen mcintosh also ready for a change, a single mom who lives on her own and wants to plan for the future. >> i'm penny wise and pound foolish. i still think there's a lot of room for improvement. >> reporter: both women responded to a facebook post where we asked for volunteers to participate in a financial fast challenge. >> i felt that it was almost like a sign when i saw that facebook posting that this was my time to get things taken care of. >> reporter: the challenge read and carefully follow this book, the 21-day financial fast written by michelle singletary, a nationally syndicated financial columnist for "the washington post." the rules, no plastic and no impulse spending for 21 days. jackie and karen will only buy what they need with cash. >> i feel excited. >> reporter: both women face different money challenges. jackie wants to control her spending. >> american girl doll, that has probably been the worst. my kids don't need most of it, but i'm excited about it, so i like to buy them lots and lots of things. i haven't been able to stop. >> repor

let's turn to david and karen for weather and traffic. good morning. >> we're off to a somewhat cloudy start. we're looking for sprinkles and showers. there's another batch off to the north and we'll see how far south these manage to make. it looks like they're probably going fall apart before we get here but maybe a sprinkle during the morning hours but obviously fairly cloudy. later today we'll start to tap in some of the drier air and see the return of sunshine. fairly mild this morning 45 degrees in philadelphia, 40 in allentown, 42 in wilmington, 43 in millville 46 at the airport and atlantic city. so, better than it was yesterday morning and the same goes for, as you stroll out to the bus stop, 42 by 6:00 and 44 by 8:00, milder. a fair amount of clouds to start out the day. as we roll through it, it's a day of change. 45 right now down to 44 by 8 o'clock be then by noon we're up to 62 and that is very likely going to be your high at the midday hour. after that, the winds start to pick up and the temperatures drop. we're down to 56 b

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we are going to get very mile tomorrow karen but the trade-off, more rain. details on today and tomorrow's precipitation coming up. >> all right, dave, you see all the flashing lights in this shot in bucks county. we have an accident involving a tractor-trailer that rear-ended another vehicle here. this is all on i-95 northbound here approaching 332. that's the newtown exit number 49 so watch for it. we see the emergency workers all on the scene at this point blocking the right lane at times. they've been blocking both lanes. we're seeing one lane get by at this moment as we look live but expect slowing. you could stick to route 1 northbound instead of i-95 northbound here in bucks county where we've got an accident involving a tractor-trailer. on the big picture, no other accidents reported here on i-95, the schuylkill or the blue route. for the most part speeds are in the 50's but we have another issue in ambler mount pleasant avenue at north ridge avenue an accident to watch for here too matt. >> all right karen let's get to the breaking news. tragic nigh

karen we are learning his dog was at home or his dog would have been killed in this accident. his computer shotgun and rifle smash when this drunk driver came along asd hit hot the rear of the police car that made a traffic stop were four people in this vehicle that was going over 90 miles an hour. we had had two dangerous drivers one in front that he pulled over and then gets hit by this drunken driver and the officer gets thrown. the people in the car pulled over for speeding, also all hurt when their car got ram by the chain reaction crash but the worst hurt was this suspect drunk driver whose head went through the windshield and he is in trenton at a hospital right now. everybody is in the hospital. this was one really bad crash. >> the four people in the vehicle that he he pulled over were also injury. they were sent to various local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. the the driver of the striking vehicle suffered severe head and face trauma and was taken to the elaine fold trauma center. we don't know his condition right now. we're told by investigating office

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. >> reporter: good morning, david and karen. >> reporter: good morning, we're off to a clear start. the cloud cover that was in the region yesterday is down to the south. we'll see an occasional sweep of clouds today. 46 degrees is the temperature. 42 in allentown, 40 in reading. 40 in wildwood. still 34 in millville. there's a bit of a breeze out of the northwest that's dropping the windchills making it feel like the 30s and 20s in spots. bundle up as you head out. speaking of heading out if you're catching the school bus 40 degrees by 6:00 a.m. # 1 -- 41 by 8:00. a little bit of a breeze kicking around. during the day sunshine, 42 degrees by 9 can a.m. 3:00 p.m., 52 degrees, 6:00 p.m., mid 40s karen we have rain arriving late tomorrow night it will affect part of the weekend. >> reporter: roads are dry today, we have accidents some serious, this one involving a car that brought down a pole and wire in springfield township burlington county, new jersey, jacksonville road. stick to 639 instead. in burlington county, this in willingboro involving four vehicles one which flipped on it

meteorologist karen rogers has the latest from accuweather but we begin with chad perdelli in lower merion with the delays for students this morning. chad. >> reporter: lower merion high school started two hours late. that was the norm in the area. this sidewalk is in good shape it's wet but cleared by the homeowner. you go down here, that sidewalk was not, it was much worlds earlier this morning. it is beginning to melt, this morning it was a big mess out here. the sounds of breaking ice echoed through the streets this morning. sidewalks had to be cleared cars cleaned after mother nature's a moos -- most recent ice storm. >> i've been out here for an hour now. >> we have a ton of ice on the being on the corner. >> you need a good strong shovel it's a landscaper shovel fog edging. >> reporter: many schools opened late today if at all by 9:00 a.m., most of the main roads were in good shape but some of the side roads remain slick in spots. sidewalks, however were another matter. many had more than an inch of ice, late this morning forcing some students to walk on the roads in dangerous condi

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪♪ >> good morning everyone, it is 5 o'clock on this tuesday morning march third and we're following several breaking stories right now. >> fire attacks a south jersey church. we are live on the scene updating the breaking story. >> philadelphia's top cop will discuss a presidential report on policing that he played a big part in putting together. >> accuweather is tracking another round of winter weather just in time for your evening commute. >> yes, it is dry for now david a off, let's go to karen and matt. good morning. >> good morning. this morning's commute is fine. as you said we're dry but i think today is really one of those days you need to plan how you're getting home and make sure you leave in time to make sure you're not traveling in bad weather. winter weather advisory already into effect. it goes into effect 3:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m. because of snow changing to sleet and freezing rain which of course is the worst thing to drive in. that happens later this evening. satellite6 and action rad

let's go to david and karen. good morning. >> very little bit. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you it's mostly out in the western suburbs and down to the south of philadelphia. a couple little light patches of light snow or maybe even

karen. >> looking live right now on the vine street expressway right near i-95. clear here, dry, no problems. no traffic either now that we're looking. if you're heading across town, if you're going into new jersey i'll have details on what's happening there. a couple issues when we come back. >> the phillies shut down one of the best chances they had of win something more games from someone on the mound and it may be for awhile. "action news" will be right back. ♪ farmers bell rings♪ [prof. burke] it's easy to buy insurance and forget about it. but the more you learn about your coverage, the more gaps you might find. like how you thought you were covered for this. [boy] check it out,mom! [prof. burke]when you're really only covered for this. or how you figured you were covered for this. when you're actually paying for this. you might be surprised at what's hiding in your coverage. talk to farmers and get smarter about your insurance. ♪ we are farmers bum-pa-dum bum-bum-bum-bum ♪♪ >> ♪♪ >> welcome back. you're taking a live look here into atlantic c

, karen. we have cloud cover in the central portion of the region. we hope that will fade away as the day goes on. philadelphia will have a decent amount of sunshine, cold, 24 in wilmington, 22 in allentown. 23 in trenton. 28 in wildwood. with a bit of a wind blowing out of the north and the winds in time single digits. it's feeling like 20 degrees in philadelphia and teens in the suburbs. woman come back to school, kids as we get it going today. 26 on the storm tracker 6 live app. it's a cold morning up until lunchtime. 41 by # p.m. high of 42 around 4:00 p.m. we're looking for milder weather ahead in the seven-day forecast. but it's accompanied by rain, i'll have details on that coming up. >> reporter: it may be cold out there, dave but the roads are dry. we're looking at the schuylkill expressway past montgomery drive, traffic is moving fine. that's eastbound traffic heading toward center city. we have an accident new northeast philadelphia looking for it on long shore avenue at oxford aven

. >> here are david and karen. >> it's still feeling like it this morning,, too right. satellite shows you that there's a lack of a whole lot of cloud cover in the area. we're going start out very sunny and maybe get a couple of high clouds streaking through as the day goes on but we are starting out cold and yesterday afternoon despite the fact that it was very mild around midday and early afternoon you could feel that strong wind bringing in cooler air later in the day and now it's really here. 34 degrees in philadelphia currently, 32 in wilmington, below freezing in trenton allentown, reading lancaster and the poconos also in millville. 34 degrees in wildwood, new jersey. and there is a wind coming down out of the northwest. not all that strong right now but strong enough to give you a wind chill making it feel like it's 25 in philadelphia and in 20's in most spots. a couple of spots with wind chills in the teens this morning. if you're headed out to catch the bus over the next couple can of hours bundle up. it's going to be a chilly with a breeze blowing clear skies

let's get you through this rain that's left over right now with karen and matt. david is off this morning. good morning to you both. >> good morning. we have a lot going on in the weather dan it's going to be a tricky day to be driving around right now. you're currently dealing with just rain through the area. it's not terribly heavy on storm tracker 6 live double scan you can see we have rain in parts of south jersey especially. still a freezing mix. if you're up in allentown and near reading you may be getting a little bit of ice mixing with that rain so be careful as you're heading out but that's the least of our problems. storm tracker 6 3-d in a wider view shows how large this system s this is going to be impacting us until tomorrow afternoon and of course as we have been telling you changing over to snow later tonight. there's a lot to go over in the forecast but first with the temperatures, we're looking at temperatures barely above freezing or if that in the northwest so you could still see a little ice on the roads and the secondary roads especially in p

. >> but first up, let's head over to karen rogers in for david murphy taking a look at accuweather and the storm and matt pellman has traffic. >> reporter: we're in the process of seeing the arctic front pull through. the temperatures have dropped and the changeover. it happened in allentown and reading. you're getting the snow. the area of blue is an area of sleet in between. be careful if you're traveling with the sleet. you're lansdale traveling in the snow 422 near pottstown 202 malvern, coatsville it's rain as you look in the city and trenton along the i-95 corridor. we're going to see the changeover happen over the next coming hours. a wider look at storm tracker 6 live we'll be dealing with this system through the evening. that's why the winter storm warning stays in effect until 7:00 p.m. you look at the temperatures, 34 in allentown, 33 in reading. 37 in philadelphia. we need to have the numbers drop or the first couple of inches will melt on the ground. in the lehigh valley the snow is happening it continues. in the i-95 area we look at it from now to 6:00 a.m. in central del

. >> good morning tam is off nydia han joins us and we have karen and david with weather and traffic. >> reporter: we have cloud cover with a sunny break here or there. and showers down the coast that will be passing through this morning him and more precipitation from the west that will be coming in later today. the morning commute, scattered showers are possible, but i'm expecting that to hold off until later in the rush hour or after the rush hour. in terms of fog low visibility in trenton and down through the shore communities not so bad in philadelphia millville ascertain up to the northern and western suburbs. this could change, so in general take it slow if you hit the fog. temperatures not as bad as the last couple of mornings. 41 in allentown, 46 in millville. and 39 in wilmington. 8:00 a.m., 42 degrees on the bus stop. by noon, 54. # p.m. 68 degrees. the high is 69 degrees, looks like we'll get that around 4:00 p.m. spotty on and off showers and rumble of thunder tonight. while it isn't raining get outside and enjoy that number. it's not going to last, we have changes in the

reporting from northwest, karen traverse, abc 7 news. autria: you know what's great about that, it's got everybody talking. it's got women talking. so -- jacqui: thinking about their choices and thinking about prevention and we all have to play a role in that. autria: good for her for sharing. would you like to share your forecast? jacqui: i would love to share my forecast. i wish it was a little sunnier for you, though right? i've been looking on the weather bug network. there's got to be some sun out there somewhere. a few holes on the visibility satellite and you can see basically brightness, would you call it brightness on this weather bug camera in berryville virginia and that's the best that i could do. temperature is 39 degrees there. i was painting a more pessimistic picture there, wasn't i? skies there were pretty overcast. that's going to be the rule more than anything else as we head through the afternoon hours and it's been impacting our temperatures today. notice we have a lot of 30's here on the map. it's 38 in martinsburg.