prelude today and metrologist melissa magee here now with our first check of the accuweather forecast hey melissa. >> may -- hi walter and with the way of sunshine and now a clear sky after a high earlier today of 50 and coming in at 42 in philadelphia with that northwest wind, 30 of the poconos, 39 reading at the coast in cape may 42, dover coming in at 41. here is satellite six along with action radar and you can see we have a mostly clear sky along the i-95 corridor with a mostly clear sky and fairly light winds and temperatures will fall off pretty quickly with the good radiation cooling and 12 hours expect to see stars and chilly and breezy and 23 in the suburbs and 30 in philadelphia for the overnight low. fast forward to march 20 on monday 8:00 in the morning 31 degrees plenty of sun and in the upper 40s at 2:00 tomorrow afternoon and 50 at 5:00 p.m. under a mostly sunny sky. speaking of tomorrow the arrival of spring we are saying hello to that and it starts at 6:29 in the morning where we will find increasing daylight and also increasing temperatures. so something to look for

accuweather says we'll see the sun later on and we're going to warm up. as we look live from sky6 live hd showing you a somewhat dreary ben franklin bridge right now. the fog is hanging around, but not for long. meteorologist david murphy is at the "action news" big board with the latest, don't put the umbrellas away too fast. >> reporter: no, we're in for rain tomorrow, the main rain for today is close to being off the coast. atlantic city is ready to say goodbye to the last of it. it's one last cell coming through. there's couple of sprinkles and showers out by harrisburg. another one in reading that's falling a part and one near gettysburg. double scan shows you the additional shower to the west filtering its way toward the east. obviously the bulk of the rain is gone. let's show you satellite, cloud cover is fairly thick we showed you that on sky 6. the farther to the west you look, the better channels it's thinning out. it's happening around haggers town and harrisburg and punxsutawney, that clearer and drier air is pushing east. we think ahead of th

it will be blustery and cold mostly sunny that is the call from accuweather, better than yesterday, but still on thechils around 39 or 40 degrees, when i come back in just a few minutes we're talking warmer numbers in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, many of us into the mid 50s tomorrow, mid 60s by tuesday. of lower more handle township where parts of the pennsylvania turnpike remain closed at this hour after a tractor-trailer accident and fuel spill. the turnpike is closed between the willow grove and bensalem and exits, state police say the driver lost control in the westbound lanes at 9:00 a.m.ment the truck went over into the jersey barriers into the eastbound lanes. the driver was not seriously injured, but think the tank was punctured that caused an estimate 300 gallons of fuel to spill. "action news" is live for you right now that's a look at the current scene, crews you can see are cleaning up it's a process that is expected to take a while. the turnpike shut down is causing major traffic delays in the area. we have posted the detour information you need right headi

win instantly. >>> karen is here with us today with a check of the accuweather forecast. i was telling someone i when for a run and it was like -- >> i'm surprised it didn't blow you all over. >> the wind doesn't blow me. >> it happened to me too. >> right. you walked. we are dry through the area and we are looking good after a few showers from this morning we are using double scan to track snow showers tomorrow. and lets look outside. sky 6 hd is looking outside and seeing the camera shake quite a bit as we look at the platt bdge. the winds are not quite as gusty and the dew point is 20 degrees and very low and dry atmosphere. and the pressure is rising and the winds are sus gusts of 38 mileser now. the ocean temperature is 46. 47 in philly, and 48 in compare to yesterday? we had a high of 74. 23 degrees colder than a dramatic change in 24 hours. that is because of the cold front and the winds of change we are really feeling it. we had beautiful sunshine through much of the morning hours. we see the clouds out from the west and we have a dry atmosphere. we have a good am

details from accuweather on the friday forecast. and smoke fills two septa cars full of passengers during the morning commute. >> and a famous and very expensive painting stolen decades ago is found and returned to the local family wondering where it has been all these years. >>> and the rain continues to fall in our region and accuweather saying that the rain will get heavier. an umbrella or rain coat is a must today. this is the scene as people made their way around the streets and sidewalks in center city this morning. and a live look at sky 6 hd showing you center city from the temple university camera, you can't even see the top of the skyline there and the situation is going to get worse with heavier rain coming this afternoon. stormtracker 6 live double scan tracking the rain and melissa magee joins us with the details. >> reporter: it's certainly going to be a wet afternoon and into tonight. here is stormtracker 6 live double scan you can see we have got pockets of steady rain for philadelphia and areas to the south and east

breezy and cooler that's the call from accuweather today. a couple of showers, 49 degrees is the forecasted high, windchills around 40. all day long stuck in the muck. 47 by 1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., 48. same thing by 5:00 p.m. overnight tonight, cloudy and damp, rain developing after midnight. 42 degrees outlying suburbs, 46 for center city. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast shows the warmup tomorrow we're up 20 to 69 degrees. after the morning rain, the afternoon doesn't look all that bad. clouds, peeks of sun, hit or miss shower. 73 degrees tuesday, watch out for a late-day thunderstorm. could be on the stronger side, 65 degrees wednesday, thursday, sun to clouds, 59. more rain heading this way for friday and saturday. >> i could take the rain, but if you say the other word. >> reporter: we've moved on. >> philadelphia mayor jim kenny was on hand to help honor the memories of two two firefighters this weekend, mayor kenny joined the mural arts director to finish the mural of joyce craig the first female firefighters to die in the l

accuweather says we should see an increase in sunshine as the day wears on. temperatures are back in the 40s. 1 1:00 a.m., 38 degrees. 1:00 p.m., 43. there's the forecasted high of 47. when i come back temperatures will get a whole lot warmer than this. i'll let you know in the seven-day forecast. >> drunk driving is believed to be the cause of killing a woman in a crash in hunting park on old york road. the car ran a stop sign and was hit by an suv. the passenger was rushed to temple university hospital where she died from her injuries. the person she was riding was arrested on suspicion of dui. two people in the suv suffered minor injuries. >> from our delaware newsroom, police say they were forced to shoot a suspect that led them on a chase from maryland to delaware. the driver hit a dead end in ocean view that's when the man reversed the vehicle and tried to run down the two officers. the officers fired their weapons, the suspect is in serious condition. >>> police are investigating a shooting death of a man outside a bar in north philadelphia overnight.

accuweather coming up when we come right back. stay with us. >> meteorologist david murphy back inside now, spring arrived at 6:30 a.m. you set your alarm. >> i got up and said spring is here. >> reporter: i was up already 2 hours. spring is here and it looks like if you ignore the snow on the ground. there's nothing on storm tracker 6 live in the way of precipitation. as we look outside, we have fairmont park and the waterfall over the dam glinting in the sunshine. there's clouds out west, generally speaking looking good. we have snow out there to melt. wind out of the north at 7 miles per hour adding a chill to things, but generally speaking nice. 45 degrees in the city. 48 in wilmington, 43 in allentown. 45 in trenton. 48 in millville a little cooler in cape may, 42 degrees there. the vernal equinox has occurred at 6:29 that was the exact moment the sun's direct rays over the equator they are moving in our direction winding up over the tropic of cancer during the summer solstice. there you see cloud cover to the west we'll see

on youly cold, meteorologist chris sowers -- dangerously cold, meteorologist here with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. a little confession, he likes it cold he likes the snow, but he likes the 70s. >> reporter: i like the c feb start move into -- moving into march let's move on. it's the third coldest mar this winter sea march this sease you're like my buddy rivery to his uncle, he is bundled up and ready to go. temperatures are down to 15 degrees windchills down to 2. we're still you can see the numbers we've got a lot of work to do this afternoon. it's only 15 in pottstown, 15 intown. 18 in saint davids. 21 in center city. 19 in glassboro. 21 in smyrna. 20 in vineland and 22 inwoodbine, 19 innton. high pressure control. the good news with an area of hi winter season it will feel better. even though the temperatures are becau angle of the sunin the sky as opposed to january or and cold, 39 degrees is the forecasted the wind diminish this afternoon. start tomorrow we're in the 50s again. when i come back in just a few minutes we'll talk about the warmer temperatures in the exclusiv

. >>> the accuweather forecast. the winter cold made a return, but springlike conditions are making their own comeback this week as well. melissa mcgee with the first check of the accuweather forecast. >> yeah, walter, we certainly have something to look forward to. warmer today than yesterday. it's chilly. we're at the freezing mark in philadelphia. 32. 26 in reading, 25 in lancaster. at the coast in cape may, 34. but 17 in the pine barrens in new jersey. the heights and riches across the region. you can see where that cold air is trapped. it's really in our area. and points to the north and east. but the high today in chicago, 60. 67 in cincinnati. so what we are essentially tracking is a warm front to our south. that will lift northward as we go throughout the day tomorrow. and as it does to we tap into those nice southwesterly wednesdays. chilly start tomorrow. 7 a.m., 29. but quickly up to 40 by 10 a.m. 48 degrees at 1:00 in the afternoon. we have a mostly cloudy sky, though, at 4 p.m. a temperature of 50. then

the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, first day of spring starts out cold. temperatures in the mid 20s for everybody, warming up to the 50s by afternoon. tuesday, 57. wednesday and thursday, chilly, look at friday and saturday, 55 and 65 degrees. i can't wait for saturday. >> that's what we're talking about. 7:55. we're just a few minutes away from saying good morning to "good morning america." here's your look ahead. >> reporter: hey, gray and nydia, good morning, coming up on "g.m.a." new overnight another scare at the white house, the secret service detaining a man officers calling his vehicle suspicious. this marks the third incident in 8 days at the white house. a huge weekend coming up in the trump presidency. james comey is expected to testify about the wiretapping claims this is coming as confirmation hearings are set to begin for kneel -- neil gorsuch. the world lost a rock and roll legend. chuck berry lost at the age of 90. well celebrate the man who wrote johnny b. goode. >>> we have pictures of north korea's new rocket engine test we have details

and melissa magee and david murphy has the latest from accuweather. david we start with you. >> i like seeing all the guys bundled up it's cold out there. the snow is departing areas but the winds and windchills are part of the package this afternoon. as for snow it looks to pass north of doylestown and bucks county beginning to dry out and allentown is thinning out and there is lingering snowflakes and the heavier stuff in lavender is parting easton and reading and hamburg a broken pattern of lighter precipitation, we thought the heavier stuff would end mid-day. and the storm system pulls away and the winds shift from the northwest and some pops through and does not have much additional impact. around the predawn hours at 4:00 and 10:00, the low pressure center was so close to the coast it did produce the change ore off the coast, givingsouth jers the coast it punched the rain line close to srted with snow r 3, 4, 5 inches and then for hours and hours it was rain and sleet and freezing rain and there are still power outages with the freezing rain and

get fios. >>> all right lets get a check of the changing accuweather forecast. meteorologist melissa magee, changing because the temperatures are getting colder? >> yes especially tonight. here is the winter weather advisory it stays up until 2:00 this afternoon. a lot of the snow to the northwest suburbs is winding down and snowing slightly still in philadelphia and the interior sections of south jersey. and the big concern is slushy roads and slick spots, it's highs will be in the 40s and right now hovering in the lower 30s, cloudy skies and still snow and mixed precipitation to the south and east and then the bitter cold sets in as we get into tonight. the winds are picking up and causing the windchills overnight close to zero. >> okay -- i know what i'm doing this weekend. channel changer -- >> a look at stories coming up today on "action news" at 4:00, we are live at the philadelphia flower show that kicks off this weekend. get a behind the scenes look at the displays. and a runner's biggest fear is a reality. when attacked in broad daylight and her story i

karen rogers has your exclusive accuweather forecast more wintry conditions on the way. for now just enjoy the sunshine. it feels good out here. temperatures are below average, i am surrounded by the snow and some melting today that is about it. temperatures through the region it's not windy like it had been the last few days. 39 if philadelphia and 37 in reading and made it to 40 in will tong and 42 in millville and 43 in dover in atlantic city. and it's a few day stuck in the 30s and even philly will get into the 40s today. and satellite 6 along with action radar showing clear skies overnight into the day and we saw the beautiful sunshine and now we see the clouds begin to built in from the west with precipitation not far behind it, but the daytime today is dry, when you head out today 2:00, 41 degrees if you have st. patrick's day to get to, it will be fine and then 41 degrees at 6:00 and dipping into the 30s at 8:00, 38 and 10:00 mostly cloudy skies and 35 degrees. 42 is the high. there is stormtracker 6 live double scan and we are watch that precipitation with that

the rest of the exclusive accuweather forecast doesn't look all that bad. very mild tuesday, 57 degrees. wednesday, somewhat chilly, 43. friday the return of clouds and maybe a period of wet weather, 55. there's that 65 for saturday that is looking good, even i would say that. nice to his that again, thank you chris. >> time for the social corner, many dads and daughters have a special relationship. >> some local dads took to the dance floor to show their commitments to baby girls. first another little girl turned into a internet star. ♪ >> look at her go, this pint size florida cheerleader is proving big moves in small packages, they are waiting to perform. this impromptu off stage performance of theirs has become a viral hit. ♪ and more dance to go tell you about this morning, dad showed off their moves in delaware. they tried their best to master them all inside their beautiful daughters, guess what, dad we give you an a for effort. even if you don't look so poised while you do it. >> they were pretty graceful. >> they were, tell us what you think ab

the latest from accuweather coming up. also the search for a gunman continues after just missing a woman getting foo her car after work, and more repairs are underway to clean up the philadelphia cemetery that was vandalized several weeks ago. now the details, we continue to track storms in our region and they likely keep coming into the region, and we see rain and pretty strong thunderstorms and vehicles have their windshield wipers on as they drove through the rain and at times the rain was so heavy, it was hard to see the roadways, and looking live from sky 6 hd showing you a soggy philadelphia international airport and clouds and rain showers not sure if we'll see the sun at all today. hopefully tomorrow. stormtracker 6 live double scan radar scanning the skies, meteorologist, david murphy, joins us now with more. stormtracker 6 live double scan is busy this morning as we have a lot of thunder boomers coming through the region and some of them cracking good thunder and lightning. not a lot of wind but most of the thund

, meteorologist chris sowers tracking it with accuweather. chris you said showers, i wasn't concerned, and then you said snow showers should i be concerned? >> reporter: no, just showers, a couple of snow showers. looking at the camden waterfront the hilton lit up in green as everybody enjoyed their green beer yesterday for st. patty's day. nice and quiet out there, we have temperatures that are fairly mild compared to what we've been through. north and west, as we flip it over to the radar. north and west, temperatures are around freezing. because of that, we have light snow breaking out in the lehigh valley, doylestown and quakertown, i do want to stress the word "light." i want to work south to cumberland, cape may county, you can see the darker shades of green over cedarville all this is pushing east into tuckahoe and ocean city. light rain, snow a couple of sh. light shades of green, a little bit farther to the north, you have to go way up to the north to get frozen precipitation, doylestown, quakertown, lehigh valley, snow showers, and

." >> time for a check of the accuweather forecast. we started off the day feeling like winter, but we're warming up a bit. sky6 live hd showing you the center city skyline. the sun is shining bright helping us to warm us up. the day is shaping up to be nice. david murphy on the terrace, a light jacket today, david. >> reporter: i had the winter coat on this morning, but not now. we have thicker cloud cover popping through on sky6 live hd. there's sun working through the clouds and obviously more breaks to the west. thicker clouds on the other side of harrisburg will be later today and tonight along with sprinkles and showers. the temperature has zoomed up to 44 degrees after spending a good deal of the morning hours in the mid to upper 20s. we've improved. 49 in washington and central park in new york city 40 degrees. the winds are on the light side in philadelphia at 8 miles per hour. the high this afternoon is 52 degrees. if we hit it it will be 3 degrees above the average high. that's better than the 30s where we were stuck this we

." >>> turning to accuweather and the drastic changes heading our way in the next 24 hours, get ready to go from sunny and mild and chill from possible snow. hard to believe looking outside now but a winter weather advisory is in effect overnight. david murphy is live now. a blast of reality. >> the crazy switches we sometimes get in march. not a lot going on out there. locally it's beautiful but a cold front to the north and west pushing down into our direction during the day. rain and snow showers are developing along its face and past midnight we'll be on the lookout for the precipitation to wind up here. the national weather service posted a winter weather advisory that kicked in tonight until noon tomorrow. despite the fact that we expect snow to come down philadelphia and probably get down around millville before it stops. even at points close to the shore could see some wet snowflakes and temperatures in this non-winter advisory area are so above freezing we expect nothing but wet roads and northern montco and reading also remaining wet tomorrow. but the farther north you go th

there's more to know. >>> time for a check of the accuweather forecast. it is a chilly one. >> it sure is. as we look at stormtracker 6 live double scan we are dry and as we take a further look outside we see plenty of sunshine in camden, new jersey look across the river to society hill and the towers and bright blue skieserhead and we are loo hour and 43 is the temperature and we have to sit on or about 40, that doesn't sound that bad but with winds running out of the west at 24 hours and gusting as high as 40, it feels below freezing. a good day to bundle up. 34 in allentown and 35 in reading. no argument there cold in the north and west. and 42 in millville and cape may. satellite showing you we have cloud cover to the north and filtering down a lake-effect snow sort of affect, filtering out and fall ago part as it gets into the dry air here, we are expected sunshine from start to finish today. lots of sun in the lehigh valley. and windy and uncomfortable and high of 36 and windchills in the mid-20s through the best of times this afternoon shore windy

sun and clouds is the call from accuweather. high is 3normallyhe 'r me wk.ell off ike t we continue to watch windchills over the next 12 to 24 hours. we are tracking a storm nor'easter coming up monday night intoan mean significant snowfall for parts of t ten minu the cold temperatures be bundle up. heading to the annualil ph parade it kicks off in less than two hours in center city. bob brooks joins us live along the parade route everyone trying to keep warm for the parade including you right bob? how does it feel out there? >> reporter: nydia and gray, it's cold, i won't lie, i don't think it's any secret at this point, feels like it's one of the coldest points of the year out here, behind me, though, you can see we have young irish dancers girls we're live on "action news" everyone over there, they are out here, you can see skirts they are braving the cold many up is the longest running st.'sa. one of the oldest in the coit's going to over 200 groups and 20,000-plus participants. a huge number. such an amazing thing here. it'

adam joseph with the exclusive accuweather forecast. where's the car? it'll be here in three... uh four minutes. are you kidding me? no, looks like he took a wrong turn. don't worry, this guy's got like a four-star rating, we're good. his name is randy. that's like one of the most trustworthy names! ordering a getaway car with an app? are you randy? randy: that's me! thief: awesome! surprising. what's not surprising? how much money erin saved by switching to geico. everybody comfortable with the air temp? i could go a little cooler. ok. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. ♪ ♪ >>> all right adam joseph you had a busy afternoon and looking at the radar all red and yellow, they were moving fast from lancaster county at 2:00, off the coast by 4:15, 4:30, west and east now off the coast. as we look at the action cam to brighten your mood on march 1st. look at the beautiful flowers in bloom here the daffodils are up early but a sign we are in the month where we transition from what was suppose to be winter to spring. although it felt l

accuweather says breezy and cooler possible showers in the afternoon. when i come back we'll have a warmup on the way in day, i'll have the details in just a bit. >>> remember you can get seven-day forecast anddouble sct 6abc.com/weather. >> i want to get you to breaking news, these still pictures of police officers outside a nightclub in cincinnati, ohio, where someone fired shots overnight. we are getting word that police say at least couple of shooters were involved in the shooting. we know this morning that at least one person has died, another 15 people were injured in the shooting, it happened at about 2:00 a.m. at the nightclub. at this point, police have not said if they have a suspect in custody. of course, we'll continue to follow this situation all morning long and bring you information as it becomes available. also, check our 6abc.com. >>> rallies were held across the nation in philadelphia in at trump president trump. the rallies were billed as maket scuffles broke out. it is a reflex of just how divided our nation has >> bob brooks was at

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the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, showers, wintry mix, 45. sunday, partly sunny, breeze, 48. spring arrived monday, sun and clouds, 53. tuesday, milder, 57. wednesday is quiet, but it's colder we have 40, but with the winds it will feel like the 20s. that's a colder day. thursday, 44. friday, high of 48. not bad just nuisance stuff. what happened on monday? >> that's spring. >> your time 7:15, the philadelphia flower show in full bloom showcasing the top landscape and floral designers, but it's a chance for amateur gardeners to show off their prized plants. tamala edwards shows us a man participating in the flower show for four decades. >> reporter: walter's bryn mawr basement is brimming with bulbs. it makes the theme of this year's flower show holland flowering the world right up his alley. he said it's a mix of science and art. >> coupled with care and record keeping. >> i put down the daylight i planted, the date i've taken it from the refrigerator, i keep notes on the temperature of the refrigerator so i have records that go back 20, 30

. >>> and the rain continues to fall in our region and accuweather saying that the rain will get heavier. an umbrella or rain coat is a must today. this is the scene as people made their way around the streets and sidewalks in center city this morning. and a live look at sky 6 hd showing you center city from the temple university camera, you can't even see the top of the skyline there and the situation is going to get worse with heavier rain coming this afternoon. stormtracker 6 live double scan tracking the rain and melissa magee joins us with the details. >> reporter: it's certainly going to be a wet afternoon and into tonight. here is stormtracker 6 live double scan you can see we have got pockets of steady rain for philadelphia and areas to the south and east with a concentration of heavier precipitation. and go in tighter on street level. we have pockets of moderate rain into pottstown and coatesville heavy rain, and along the i-95 corridor into wilmington and this continues to creep to the northern and east throughout the day because the moisture it coming in from the south and wes

the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 36 today, 39 degrees for tomorrow. monday, we startng warming up, 52. 62 tuesday, breezy and mild, showers. wednesday, mild, 57. thursday breezy, 48. friday, seasonable high of 49. another cold shot gets in here next weekend that will last two or three days, we'll warm up again. >> i'm not complaining. >> reporter: we have not hutch to complain about. >> let winter enjoy it's day. we'll be right back after this. ♪ ♪ fios is not cable. we're wired differently. maybe that's why we've been ranked highest in customer satisfaction by jd power 4 years in a row. and now you can love fios too. get our best offer of the year. 150 meg internet with equal upload and download speeds, tv and phone. all for $79.99 per month, for the first year with a two-year agreement. plus get hbo for a year and free multi-room dvr service for two years. go to getfios.com or call 1.888.get.fios get the best. get fios. >> chance the rapper took his concerns over the education funding in chicago to the governor of illinois. he attended the publi

here's the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast. the it is a warmer day, a high temperature up to 74. then we're tracking those showers late in the day. some rain and drizzle around on sunday, a high temperature of 50. on monday, staying utled, a fews overhead, high temperature in at 67. tuesday a spotty shower and at 68. sunshine returns on wednesday with a high up to 65. mostly sunny on thursday and at 58. cloudy next friday with rain arriving late in the day. otherwise, a high temperature of 56. so, 74 certainly not bad as we start our weekend. >> thank you melissa. >>> abc's "world news tonight" with david muir is next on channel6. "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff sharrie williams adam joseph and ducis rodgers. then please join us for "action news" at 11 ooh. :here on channel6. for cecily tynan, melissa magee, ducis rodgers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. we hope you'll join us at 11:00. >> ♪ >>> breaking news tonight. a crushing defeat for president trump. facing a devastating los

cecily tynan with the accuweather forecast when we and continucontinue in just a m. [laughter] >> ♪ >> super fresh offering free groceries first day of spring. >> give it a try. >> let's find out. [laughter] >> accuweather -- it does not feel like the first day of spring. >> it was 54 degrees today which is the a of rap high for march 20th. >> in fact in reality it does feel like the first day of spring. >> saturday is going to be 70's but wednesday wind chills in the 20's, so some wild swings this week. he's not even listening to me. storm tracker6 live double scan showing that we have rain free conditions on this first day of spring so we are live on sky6 taking a look now that we're in spring maybe a lot of people thinking about the shore. we're live in atlantic city where not a lot of people on the beach but a few people walking the boards on this first evening of spring and seeing some sunshine there. so, the accuweather highlights will show you that, yes, our days are getting longer. tonight the sun will be setting at 7:13 and in one month 7:44, in two months

drew is up next with the accuweather forecast. >>> stanford women upset notre dame. kentucky and north carolina, the game of then you belong at bass pro shops for huge savings during our dog days sale. like a 3-pack of playhound dog toys for under $10. and redhead men's rock bridge shorts starting at under $20. >>> with the start of spring comes the blooming of tulips. we were there for the cemetery's 12th annual tulip exhibition. >> why call 1-800-flowers when you can have your local florist display all of their beautiful flowe flowers. so every year we have anywhere from 25 to 30 florists come and exhibit. so every year it's different. >> and 4 to 5,000 people visit the cemetery every year for the three-day tulip exhibition. >>> in accuweather we're tracking showers moving through light in nature. live doppler 7 shows you the action. let's show you the east bay first, where we're seeing the bulk of the wet weather at this hour. you can see the lath rain around haywa hayward, castro valley and just to the south of oakland as well. we'll go north. we had a couple of

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here is the exclusive accuweather forecast. as we go throughout the day today it's definitely chilly and a high of 40 and sunny and windy and cold. and high of 36. it's overnight low saturday just 18 degrees. you wake up sunday sun to class and 60s and 50s on the way into next week. thank you. >> there is more ahead on "action news" at 12:30. a tony award winning play is here for the philadelphia premiere. details on the show and the book that inspired it all. and drivers in california could not help but stare when they spotd this backwards driver. that and more when "action news" comes right back. a here stornow on "action news" at 12:. at leasteople were pulled from a house fire in the kensington section. the latest on the scene coming up. >>> a bar fight leads to the shooting of four people in east mt. airy: and the investigation into the trump administration takes new twist as more lawmakers admit to having can't with russian officials. the kensington section where two people were pulled from a house fire. chopper 6 hd is o

so, the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast,? you have the a really cold weekend, second coldest weekend of the year. the high tomorrow struggling to hit 33 degrees. wind chills in the single digits and teens most of the day. 36 on sunday, still windy. monday increasing clouds, chilly, 38 degrees. tuesday that nor'easter nearby could be a big storm, 36 degrees. on wednesday the storm exits. it's windy, 37 degrees. thursday partly sunny, still cold, 40 and friday saint patrick's day mixture of sun and clouds and mild, 44 degrees with a chance of some snow friday night hopefully we get the luck of the irish and that snow will miss us. in the meantime i am here in holland. it's springtime. i've got the tulips not only here more than 30,000 blooms also. if you look right here we have more than 6,000 blooms hanging from the ceiling. i honestly think this is the best one yet. please watch our special tomorrow night at 7:00 back to you, jim. >> thank you, cecily. >>> of course the entire "action news" accuweather team is going to give u

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i'll let you know when it arrives and how long it lasts in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> can't wait to say hello to the 50s and 60s. remember you can get the storm tracker 6 live at 6abc.com/weather. >>> a philadelphia man is in critical condition after getting stabbed several times during a family fight. the action cam was at the scene of the 4800 block of grandback street. the fight started at 1:30 a.m. during the fight, the woman pulled a knife and stabbed the 46-year-old victim several times. the man was taken to einstein medical center where he is in surgery. police arrested the woman. >>> philadelphia firefighters knocked down warehouse fire in kensington. the flames broke out at maryland and cumberland street. when crews got there, heavy fire was pouring from the first floor. it took an hour to get the fire under control. nobody was hurt. 7:31 is the time. this morning investigators in north jersey searching for what caused a fire that killed a child and nearly destroyed a church. destructive flames started early yesterday morning in union city. the fire chief

that's in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. when i come back in just a few minutes, we'll have at least one more of those coming this way and a couple of in the 60s. i'll let you know when that happens when i see you again. >> folks, 7:32 a.m. the epic collapse of the republican healthcare bill has put the brakes on president trump's efforts to repeal the affordable care act at least for now. the bill was pulled before congress could even take a vote. stephanie ramos has more on the major political set back for the president. >> reporter: republicans and president trump lost a huge battle friday. >> i'm disappointed, because we could have had it. >> we came really close today, but we came up short. obama care is the law of the land, it will remain the law of the land until it is replaced. >> reporter: speaker and the president admitted they didn't have the votes to replace and repeal the affordable care act. the president agreed to demands that the insurance companies would no longer cover basic health service like maternity ca

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the exclusive accuweather , 55 degrees sun and clouds later on. clouds and sun tomorrow, very warm and 72 make plans for saturday. mostly cloud on sunday, 53 occasional light rain and drizzle. 67 is the high on monday, shower possible. still unsettled on tuesday, it's looking dry on wednesday and thursday. >> good deal, david. >>> 5:40, a philadelphia police officer is facings charges -- facing charges for what he did with his dog. he was tracked down after the dog was dumped in a trash bag. >> a high school student what to do after his friend started choking. >> reporter: the ramp to the schuylkill expressway westbound to the boulevard remains blocked. now they have the right lane blocked on the schuylkill expressway, looks like they are opening it back up. we'll see how the scene looks in three minutes when we check the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when "action news" continues on this friday morning. >> another cold start as we take a live look at the ben franklin bridge. time, 5:43 a.m., it is friday, getting up to 5 degrees today.

the exclusive accuweather forecast, it stays chilly all week long. again, the normal is 52, 34 brisk and cold today, 38 degrees increasing clouds tomorrow. tuesday we've highlighted it in red because of the nor'easter snow heavy at times, 36 degrees, wednesday morning snow showers 34 it's still cold thursday, 36 and then friday and saturday, 42 and 46. you know another thing glancings over because we're so busy with the approaching storm, if this was january or february we would be talking about highs in the teens right now. that's how cold this air mass is. >> i was close to complaining and then i forget because we haven't had much of a winter. don't forget you can get the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast double scan radar at 6abc.com/weather. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. maybe that's why we've been ranked highest in customer satisfaction by jd power 4 years in a row. and now you can love fios too. get 150 meg internet, tv and phone. all for $79.99 per month, for the first year with a two-year agreement. it's the only internet

accuweather is tracking the chance of more showers tonight. as we look live from sky 6 hd at the commodore barry bridge, it's a soggy and stormy day across the region and even this thunder boomers in the area. and cecily tynan is here now with the latest conditions. >> reporter: hi rick, double scan live radar showing the system is not quite done with us yet. the heavy downpours and thunderstorms we had this morning have now moved on and the national low pressure is still to the south. that is bringing a few more light scattered showers as we zoom in philadelphia light action, a heavy downpour over dover, and as we head through the evening hours we get a few more showers and a few more thunderstorms possible and not quite as ikechuku ndukwe intention as this morning. thunderstorms were moving along the i-95 corridor. and south of malvern more than an inch of rain pulling down moisture in a short period of time. good for our gardens and our lawns. temperature-wise the warm air just to the south, washington, d.c. 73 and we have an easterly flow

adam talks about that in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. roller coaster temperatures. >> thank you. >>> "action news" continues. >> hello again. here is what is happen on "action news" tonight. praise for president trump after a very different tone in his address before the join session of congress last night. we'll go live from washington for a reaction. and philadelphia mayor, jim kenney gets ready to unveil his bunt. a look at what he will expected to propose and how facebook is using artificial intelligence for folks that may be trying to hurt themselves. >>> and president trump delivered his address to the join session of congress. and abc's lana zach joins us live from washington with the details tonight. >> reporter: good evening. you know, many people have responded positively, in some cases more positively than they expected. but still supporters and detractors alike are wondering today what policy will follow. president trump followed up his address by hosting the legislative leadership at the white house. >> we are here to start

david murphy is at the big board with the latest from accuweather. hey, david. >> reporter: rick we're seeing improvement, the rush hour was wet with steady rain along the i-95, but it's pushing off the coast. we have it in cape may, atlantic city, oc. it should be gone. we have something out near harrisburg that will pop through and falling in berks county, as well. generally speaking a lot drier on the way. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you additional showers out to the west. we might see some of that. at the same time i want to show you satellite. there's promise out to the west in the cloud cover. you see breaks in the action down here west of washington and in central pennsylvania at the end of the loop there's some lightning up of the clouds there, you can see the gray beginning to get darker and that's some of the ground showing through back in central pennsylvania. i think we'll brighten up and see things improve from a sky-cover standpoint. >>> the temperature is cool, 49 degrees in philadelphia, 50 in wilmington. dover, delaware, w

meteorologist, chris sowers joins us now to help you plan your weekend with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. why is your friend old man winter back? >> reporter: i'm not liking this. this is the coldest morning since february 17. two, two and a half weeks here. >> still winter. >> reporter: what is it? , 18th, 189th, we have two more weeks here, it felt like dispring over the -- spring over the last month, now old man winter is making a come back. we go to atlantic city, it's blustery and cold, you'll need layers out there, the heavy winter coat. ten degrees in reading. minus five for the sex? poconos, satellite and radar, we're going to see sunshine out there, the fact it is march, the angle of sun is higher. all that sunshine will help things later on. it will be blustery and cold. the forecasted high, 36 degrees, that, too, will be the coldest daytime high since february 17. it will be windy we'll see gusts 30, 35 miles per hour. this 36 feels no better than the low to mid 20s all day long. when i come back we'll see how much longer the cold air is going to last and we

we have rain in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. i'll have the details in ten minutes. >> remember you can get the storm tracker 6 live at 6abc.com/weather. >>> 7:02 a.m., we want to update you on breaking news we're following all morning. here's what we know at this hour, two people opened fire inside a nightclub in cincinnati, ohio. we learned one person has died. police say there were hundreds of people inside the club at the time of the shooting. we know that more than a dozen others were injured in this. at least three people were taken to the hospital, they were listed in critical condition. right now the search continues for those gunman who opened fire this nightclub is called cameo nightclub in ohio, police do not have a motive so far for the shooting, but of course we'll continue to follow the breaking situation all morning and bring you new information as it becomes available on air and, of course, on our website 6abc.com. >>> rallies were held across the nation and right in philadelphia this weekend in support and agains

accuweather and breaking news another woman has been attacked in delaware next. ♪ action news delaware valleys leading news program with jim gardner. ♪ we will soon be fighting a two front weather war with the storm front from the south meeting head on with the storm front from the west and when they join forces watch out we will be clob clobbered by a monster storm and people are moving to shore up defenses at the hardware store and the grocery store, it is monday night and the big story on action news tonight is the blizzard warning for parts of the try state area and warnings everywhere else and new jersey declared a state of 'em 'em and pn -- pennsylvania and wolf is deploying members of the national guard and the city of philadelphia has a snow emergency which began two hours ago and the city and acchdiosis have been closed and others scrolling on your screen and christie lleto is in allentown expected to get hid very hard and chad pradelli is in norristown and janette reyes is live at the salt yard in juniata park and first we go to metrologist cecily tynan and adam joseph ceci

lets get the latest from accuweather and cecily tynan at the big board. >> hard to believe i'm tracking snow on the way when you consider temperatures 65 in philadelphia and down from the high of 68 and there is cold air waiting in the wings, an arctic boundary is moving into the midwest right now and behind that boundary we are snow and rain breaking out. it's not much now and the system is expected to really intensify as it moves in and the big problem future tracker 6 showing the height of the storm will be around our morning commute and this will cause some problems. there are factors to consider. it's march and it's not january, when it moves in it will be fighting dry air and a lot of that moisture will be lost initially to evaporation and it's grown is warm. three days in a row of temperatures in the 60s and the high march sun angle to fight and we have to consider the melt factor, a lot of this is location and elevation dependant and the national weather service post aid winter weather advisory for all areas northern of philadelphia for the potential of slushy calmlation on road

unbelievable. >>> lets get a check of the accuweather forecast. lets go to adam joseph and see if we turned off the water faucet this evening. a break of sun and from the pagoda cam, more showers push in here this evening and passing through at times and wipe away along the coast this morning. the temperatures are soaring once again. 66 in philadelphia. 68 in dover and 65 in millville and a bit cooler to the northern and west. overall the numbers running close to 16 to 20 degrees above where they were this time yesterday. 24 degrees warmer in dover and wildwood and you see a drop-off to the north and west and the warm front drifting there and again we haven't had the southerly push that far north just yet. we have the rain earlier this morning especially in the pennsylvania counties that pushed away and a break right now and you see more firing up to the west along a cold front. for tonight, a few showers and a downpour of or rumble of thunder. 46 allentown and 52 in philadelphia and mild 50 in millville. and turns breezy overnight as well. as we

accuweather is next on "action news" at noon. david murphy will have your seven-day forecast when we come right back. stay with us. >>> meteorologist, david murphy, is back now with a closer look at the forecast. >> i guess a warm jacket is in order. >> a decent jacket and above average temperatures for the next several hours, stormtracker 6 live double scan showses that the sprinkles and light showers are now down and off the coast. as we take a look outside, the action cam down in atlantic city, and still kind of cloudy when with the action cam was out there a short time ago but we expect the return is of sunshine gradually as we go through the next several hours. 49 is the current temperature in philadelphia and winds remain light in the single digits probably staying there for most of the afternoon and temperatures are close to 50 in millville, philadelphia and wilmington and up to 47 in allentown not bad considering you started out in the 30s and low 40s in the center portion of the region. 46 in cape may. satellite showing

time now for an update on that accuweather forecast. >> it a. and a busy one with the snow heading our way. meteorologist adam joseph here now with more details for us. >> yeah, the places that are rejoicing so to speak here is all of the ski resorts especially here inly spring mountain live on sky6 you can see they have snow on the slopes. they've been making snow this past weekend with all that cold air and now this area will get the jackpot with blizzard warnings expected during the day tomorrow. right now 33 allentown, 38 in reading, 37 in wilmington. we are sitting at 40 philadelphia and millville but these numbers will be dropping overnight tonight and staying on the low side as we get into the day tomorrow. so, satellite and radar, the clouds are moving in from the south and west and you can start to see the first little edge of some showers now working up south of washington. those showers and what will bump into the colder air changing to snow will that continue to make their journey to the north and start falling here a few hours after

time and accuweather says we are coming tomorrow to week.ok live now outside at sky 6 hd showing you bright sunshine on penn's landing for your lunch time and if you head out you may want to grab a coat as well. he big board with the details from accuweather. >> we are changing seasons every day yesterday in the mid-70s and tomorrow talking a chance for snow. today the big issue is the wind and it was the worst of it. we hit a gust of 64 miles per hour. trenton 49 miles per hour wind gusts. the high wind warning and advisory has since expired but still windy. a 38 miles per hour gust in philadelphia and 39 in wilmington and 45n city. so still gusting here in atlantic city, new jersey. and 37 in allentown and 32 in really gusty winds b starting to relax over the next couple of hours, we could see hefty gusts and beyond that gusts are around 20 to 35 miles per hour. and still a windy day because of the winds and dropping humidity. we have a relative low humidity below 30% and that make a higher risk for fire danger and the national weather service is warning you about that. be careful