from this march winter wallop. the second one just few days. thanks for joining us tonight at 5k i'm iain page. the storm is not even here yet but school closings already coming in. no classes for philadelphia public schools as well as arch diocesan high schools and parochial elementary schools in philadelphia. check and see if your school district is closed take a look at the crawl at the bottom of your screen. our team of reporters are fanned out across our area let's begin tonight with more on that storm and the latest information from kathy orr. >> we've seen this so many times, iain, in the month of march you're talking about temperatures well above freezing the day before and the night before and you're talking about two storm systems meteorologically we call this a miller bee storm it's two areas of low pressure. here is the first storm that's wreaking havoc in the midwest see these showers, they are not the nor'easter they're well ahead of the storm associated way front. this is the developing nor'easter and that will really take shape overnight and tomorrow. right now, we're seeing some snow showers heading toward

harrisburg and some sprinkles moving into the northern and western suburbs this will be the beginning of the storm and we could see some snow showers later tonight. especially to the north and west. we have a winter storm warning from the i-95 corridor to the north and west. this is where we expect the heaviest snow and advisory through south jersey and delaware for a lighter accumulation because we're talking about a battle zone once again that rain/snow line that typically lines up with the i-95 corridor it's going to happen again in the month of march it is a serious tricky forecast. so take look at our hour by hour. we see the rain and snow and sleet moving in overnight. possibly by ten, 11:00 o'clock we could see some sprinkles and flurries. but by 4:00 o'clock tomorrow morning, when you're watching good day philadelphia, sue serio, mike masco will be talking about that wintry mix along the i-95 corridor and snow to the north and west. look at this. this is a serious east northeasterly fetch. associated with that nor'easter that's to the south of us. that's when you get that

northeasterly wind. it's bringing in the milder air and look at that, 41 degrees in millville and pouring rain in wildwood. then as we go through the day by the noon hour, this is when we get into some of the heaviest snow the height of the storm. still temperatures mainly above freezing. with the exception of the poconos but this snow is coming down really hard that means sticking. heavy wet snow philadelphia possibly mixing once again this battle zone mainly rain to the south i'm keeping those snow accumulations down in south jersey big time then by 4:00 o'clock we're beginning to see this winding up one thing about these storms they typically come in earlier than forecast on these models and get out earlier that's the case with this. by about 4:00 o'clock, we still see some heavy snow and by 8:00 it's out of here by 10:00 you have clearing skies. the storm is long gone because you can see that westerly wind kicking in on the back side of the storm. so during the height of the storm, mainly between noon and about 4:00 o'clock, heavy wet snow an inch an hour in some locations possibly up to 2-inches an hour. windy with gusts 30 to 40 miles

an hour but the wind not a huge part of this storm. reduced visibility and difficult travel between the wind and the snow rate. that's what i'm concerned about. my biggest concern with this whole thing is power outages and that's because we had 6-inches of rain in february. we had trees down with terrific winds on friday and now you have heavy wet snow. so this is what i've done with the weather map. you can see reduced snow accumulation as coating to 3-inches in south jersey. three to 6-inches very close to philadelphia on the jersey side. places like medford, moorestown even cherry hill, haddon heights, possibly on that low end if you're mixing more and philadelphia right on that border between three and six and possibly five and eight. i think the eight in parts places like drexel hill and upper darby less mixing and eight to 15 high confidence here in our northern and western suburbs where you will be all snow. there will be a place through the lehigh valley berks county and the poconos where you definitely see that 12 plus.

so i will be back with more information on the true impacts of this storm, iain, because i'll tell you this is going to be a big problem for those pla places that were so hard hit on friday. >> absolutely, kathy. all right. thank you. some people still trying to recoup the aftermath of friday's storm. many people still in the dark and those who aren't are racing to get groceries tow try to prepare fort next round coming in just a few hours as kathy told you. our joyce evans checked out some shoppers in delaware county and montgomery county and joins us live from bala kin wide. joyce? >> reporter: well, iain, something i see is start -- icy is starting to hit us here right now. i don't know if you can see it it is kind of light but it is icy here at the balanc bala kine act meme park sag premium. you got to get in if you'll get your stuff. it's crowded inside but you know what, all of this feels like such a slap in the face. after what we've already gone through. people caught off guard by the severity of last week's storm and that wasn't even a week ago.

>> i wasn't ready but now i'm getting ready. >> reporter: ready for backed up check outlines. >> i actually went west philly to the marks to get hamburger but it was so crowded i had to walk right back out. >> reporter: groceries carts are overflowing. i came in for bread and milk. so, hey, you never know. >> reporter: good thing there's constant shelf restocking. >> they're calling people in to help out. asking people to stay. things like that. >> reporter: colleen moved from pharmacy to grocery at the acme upper darby. >> power came back on win eight hours. >> reporter: sharing stories between many shoppers just trying to restock after getting wiped out of grocery when they lost power in the last storm. >> it seems to be getting old after awhile. >> reporter: just a few odds and ends says anthony, also shopping for his 86-year-old m mom. in case the lights go out again. it again? >> yeah, we are, because like you never know what is going to

happen. >> everybody making look like it's crazy let me get everything i need. >> reporter: arnold scott got carried away in the moment. >> i don't know if i need this stuff. i probably got everything in the house. i'll double up on it just to be safe. >> reporter: people are also doubling up on batteries, shovels, yes, shovels and rock salt. stuff that folks thought they wouldn't need by now. iain? >> all right, joyce. thank you. crews are working hard trying to restore power to people before tomorrow's storm gets underway. more than 20,000 people in our area are still in the dark and peco is reporting little more than 19,000 are still without power. pse&g have about 650 customers still affected while ac electric has 460. delmarva just 74 customers still in the dark. meanwhile, peco still working around the clock to try and get power back on. those left for days now in the dark. downed branches wires and trees are still a common site in hard hit delaware county. our jeff cole joins us tonight

from ridley township with more on the efforts there. jeff? >> reporter: iain, peco says it is still battling to get its customer base back up to full power. it says it realizes frustration grows as the days wear on but he says it's now down to the tough work like this job behind me in ridley township. >> in the tree lined borough of swarthmore a utility crew from pittsburgh is pulling a damaged pole there's lots of worked to in this neighborhood where power has been out since friday. >> it's like a war zone. it's definitely like -- i've been here 13 years i never saw anything like this before. we've had storms before. this was the worst. >> reporter: severed wires are down and snaking along roads. poles are snapped and piles of branches line the streets in this scenic delaware county college town. tree crews are cutting away dead limbs in advance of the next blast of late winter at the start of the day 9300 peco customers in delco were still in

the dark. >> so this is really that hard work where we're seeing a lot of damage it's taking a lot of work to bring back a small amount of customers. >> reporter: peco says this storm ranges as the third worse in the its history. it's attack to restore power to hospitals and police stations first. it follows that with repairs that will bring back maximum numbers of customers. it's now down to the heavy stu stuff. like this tangle of branches, wires and poles in ridley township. >> we don't know if these peco wires are life, um, we're in our homes with generators. they're telling us don't touch anything. >> reporter: a tree is hanging on wires behind these homes. the tension has snapped one pole and has left others leaning over backyards and property. neighbors say they don't mind the wait, it's the unknown that's gnawing at them. >> we understand that we may still be a few days without power. but we need to know if these are live wires. we just want someone to come out and assure us. >> reporter: we've alerted peco to this situation.

it says it's aware of what's going on. we'll see when they respond. we are also have just check with the utility. they say under 20,000 people still without power as the next blast of late winter bears down on the region. live in ridley township, i'm jeff cole, fox 29 news. iain? >> all right, jeff, thank you n new jersey governor phil murphy has declared a state of emergency for the entire state. he says it will begin 8:00 tonight. the governor warning northern new jersey is expected to get hit the her dead you weres everyone to stay off the roads and use good judgment. here's live look at philadelphia now city officials are klee declaring a snow emergency beginning 8:00 tomorrow morning. so that means all parked cars have to be off snow emergency routes you should park far from street corners. crews have 40,000 tons of salt ready to treat the roads. you can track this nor'easter in real time just download our fox 29 weather authority app. it's free and you can get it in the google play and apple i opportunities stores. kathy will be back with more in

just a little bit. montgomery county judge will make rulings in the coming days on three key issues that could make bill cosby's retrial on aggravated indecent assault charges far different than his original one last summer. our bruce gordon has more from a two-day pretrial hearing in norristown. >> reporter: prosecutors in this case want permission to bring an additional 19 accusers to the witness stand to establish a pattern by which bill cosby be friende friended,d then sexually assaulted younger women over a 50 year period. defense says the additional witnesses are simply an effort to bolster a weak case with allegations that did not or could not make it to court on their own. in the original trial one of 13 prosecution requested witnesses was allowed to take the stand. cosby of course is charged with drugging and groping former temple university athletic department employee andrea constand inside his cheltenham home in january of 2004. the defense wants to be allowed

to put marguerite jackson on the witness stand. former co-worker of constand's she was not allowed to testify in the original trial but has claimed constand told her she could make up allegations to get money from a rich celebrity. and both sides have their reasons for bringing the civil lawsuit filed by constand against cosby into this retrial. prosecutors say during negotiations toward the ultimate settlement of the suit, cosby admitted behavior that helps their cause. the defense says constand' as tempt to get money from cosby through the lawsuit bolsters marguerite jackson's claims. >> ready for trial mr. cosby? [ laughter ] >> rulings on all three of these issues may determine whether cosby is still laughing when trial begins in april. this election of montgomery county based jury for this trial is set to begin here march29t march29th. comments from the bench on tuesday, judge steven o'neal made clear he's aware of the cultural shift the me too movement regarding sexual misconduct that swept over this country since the first cosby

trial. how might it affect the second? that's anybody's guess. in norristown, i'm bruce gordon fox 29 news. nightmare workers accused of giving toddlers gummy bears laced with a sleeping aid. to say parents are not happy well that's an understatement. ♪ ♪ we buy any car dot com ♪

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from a birds eye view of the storm to wildwood, new jersey, down the shore the story tomorrow will be the wind and some coastal flooding but the big story is the suburbs north and west of philadelphia. kathy is here with more now. kathy? >> the north and western suburbs getting hit the past couple of weeks and storms. you can see this shaking shape. this is the primary low over chicago. you can see that rotation and this is the secondary development. this is going to be our major east coast snowstorm or nor'easter. no matter how you slice it, it is going to be a very big storm. let's take look at the wind as you mentioned gusts right now out of the south about ten to 15. but look what happens you get into that east northeasterly wind the storm develops tomorrow morning at 7:00am43 miles an hour gusts in atlantic city. gusting to 25 in philadelphia. and then by noon, you can see the winds converging here as the storm is nearly over us and then it moves away. you get into this northwesterly component still gusting to 38 miles an hour in millville, philadelphia gusting to 30 and

this is at 6:00 o'clock on wednesday evening. look where the storm is. it's right over long island so it's getting out of here really quick the but it's moving in quickly as well. iain we could see snow by ten, 11:00 o'clock tonight. more on that coming up with the seven day. >> all right, kathy, thanks. montgomery county declaring a disaster emergency with snow and strong winds on the way officials say crews are getting ready for the worst with almost 2,000 pounds of salt ready to treat the roads. people are being warned to stay off the roads if at all possible. all montgomery county offices and the courthouse will be closed tomorrow while crews still work to repair damage from friday's storm. >> the heavy wet snow from this evening's storm is expected to bring down more trees and with the trees more power lines, i would also note that the ground is saturated. so we do have the ingredients here to have significant problems over the next 24 to 36 hours. >> code blue will be in effect for the county starting at 9:00 tonight until 9:00 a.m. on

thursday. you planning to ride septa regional rail tomorrow, well get ready for fewer trains. because of that storm trains will run on a severe storm schedule that basically means septa saturday schedule few adjustments septa cynwyd line will not operate check the schedule before you head out for your train or bus. you can find a link on our website just head to fox29.com. same thing with amtrak before you leave check your schedule because it's going to operate on a modified schedule tomorrow. that includes the northeast corridor between washington, d.c. and boston. as well as the keystone service which runs between new york, philly and harrisburg and amtrak is trying to reach people now impacted and trying to accommodate them on different trains. penndot says it's ready for the storm. they say they'll have more than 420 trucks ready including salt and plows and bucks county where they say it's supposed to get hit the hardest they've got even more help. penndot officials say they'll deploy the trucks as soon as the snow starts to accumulate.

>> it's supposed to start as rain. so we cannot pre treat similar to the last storm that we experienced, um, overnight it's going to be a slushy snow we're expecting one to 2-inches and then it's going to change over to the heavier, um, so we have the plows on stand by. p>> penndot adding that because the temperatures are going to rise during the day the salt will be more effective. keep it right here on fox 29. kathy is back in little bit but be sure to wake up with good daytime of live team coverage starts tomorrow morning at 4:00 a.m. philadelphia police are looking for the guys in this surveillance video. it shows them robbing the little caesar's on the 7100 block of ogontz avenue in the west oak lane neighborhood much this happened sun date night around 9:00. they ordered a customer to lay on the ground and took money from the registers and from the office area in the back. if you know anything about this, please give police a call. speaking of them philadelphia police are investigate a double homicide an officer involved shooting. police say last friday night a man shot and killed his wife and

her mother at a home on the 3400 block of chippendale street in holmesburg. he was gone when officers got there. police found his vehicle a couple of hours later. he led them on a chase to lower merion township. he stopped at a parking lot. pointed a gun at four officers and all four opened hitting hip in the arm. the investigation is still going on. philadelphia firefighters keeping people safe by installing smoke detectors at homes in north philly. the firefighter joined by the red cross went to homes on the 2500 block of north newkirk street putting in fire -- putting in alarms. weeing a house on the block caught fire killing a 71-year-old woman and injuring two other elderly people. the installations are thanks to a million dollar grant from fe fema. last year, they installed 30,000 smoke alarms in the city. new allegations against former usa gymnastics dr. larry nassar. for the first time a male accuser has come forward. saying he was abused. >> and we are still tracking that nor'easter so much how much

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>> here's live look at reading in berks county tonight. no snow there yet but tomorrow will be a different story. reading is in the red zone more than 12-inches of snow could fall there. but this storm throwing a few curve balls. kathy is back with more and the latest snow totals in just a few minutes. this is the aftermath when a tractor trailer hits an overpass ripping off the roof of the truck. it happened last night around 10:00 at the overpass located at 12th and callowhill in north philadelphia. the driver reportedly didn't stop right away dragging the roof and a lot of debris for several blocks before stopping. at 21st and christian street in point breeze. thankfully no one was hurt. the search is on for a man who sexually assault add woman in center city and his accomplice. police say the woman was walking on the 1300 block of lombard street around 5:30 sunday morning when a guy grabbed and strangled her. investigators say he then pulled her on to the 400 block of south what's street began punching her

in the head and then sexually assaulted her. he took off with her backpack. investigators say some surveillance video shows a second suspect. a male gymnast has come forward saying that he was sexual al abused by disgraced ex usa gymnastics dr. larry nassar. jacob moore is the first male victim to accuse nassar of sexual abuse. moore who was 16 at the time says he went to nassar in april of 2016 to treat a shoulder injury but moore alleges that during that treatment nassar started performing acupuncture in his groin area. moore who is now 18 is part of a civil federal lawsuit against nassar. >> i hope to god that, upping, no one, new york city one else is, um, or has been affected by this that hasn't come out yet, but, um, you know, if they are out there, then, um, i don't want them to be, you know, scared to come out because of, you know, this stigma that guys can't be, you know, sexually abused.

>> nassar serving multiple sentence which is adds up to 300 years for molesting multiple victims along with 60 years in federal prison for child porn. major diplomatic break through being reported in north korea today. kim jong-un agreeing to participate in a landmark submit south korea's president next month in. dmz. it's only the third ever official summit between the two countries and the south says this time the north is hinting they may be willing to give up their nuclear program. the leader of the south korean delegation will travel to the us to talk about the meeting with american officials. a former russian spy and his daughter are in critical condition after coming in contact with an unknown substance. the 66-year-old was freed in u.s. russian spy swap in 2010 after being convicted in 2006, 13 years on charges of spying for britain. the father and daughter were found sunday afternoon on a bench in shopping mall about 90 miles west of london. the kremlin says russia has not

been approached to help in the investigation but they're ready to cooperate if requested. your winter weather authority tracking a nor'easter. all calm in wildwood but that's got to change fast, right, kathy. >> yeah, iain. we're still going to get strong winds down the shore and also potential for coastal flooding undoubtedly the big story here is the snow and the power outages. i think that's going to be the highest impact the biggest concern storm is taking shape off the coast. we'll talk about snow accumulations and the highest impact places coming up when we come back. ♪

we continue to track that nor'easter. let's get the latest on the storm's path as we take live look look at the ben franklin parkway. going to be a rough rush hour tomorrow. let's check in with kathy. guys, we are looking at a major east coast snowstorm here and it's beginning to take shape. you can see one area of low pressure spinning over chicago. the secondary low beginning to form off the coast of the delmarva closer to virginia and

as this storm takes over, that is when we'll see a lot of this moisture pretty much fade as it moves into western pennsylvania. so the genesis of the secondary storm has begun. let's take closer look. these snow showers well ahead of that primary low over the great lakes. not associated with the nor'easter just yet but nevertheless it's precipitation and this will be moving in during the evening. this is going to be moving in faster and getting out of here sooner. that's the good news. so we'll be able to clean all up during tomorrow evening and obviously during the day on thursday. right now look at these temperatures. well above freezing everywhere. that's one of the things that we look at when forecasting snow accumulations in the month of march. it's much different than when you're in the are a of the winter season in january or in february. future wind gusts showing more of a southerly wind component right now associated with that front. that's approaching. and then you can see tomorrow morning, you have this northeasterly fetch associated with a nor'easter that's writ gets its name. that means it's to the south of

us. look at these winds. gusting to 43 in atlantic city. in millville in dover and in wildwood. philadelphia you get this easterly wind at 25 miles an hour. as the day progresses, and the storm gets closer, and you can see all these winds converging, that tight gradient this is at noon you're still seeing winds gusting to 31 miles an hour in philadelphia. then by 6:00 o'clock in the afternoon, this storm is out of here. you can see this counterclockwise flow in our wind particles that shows you the storm over long island and we're northwest wind. so the storm is moving away. the snow is pretty much ending and you still have these 20 to 30 miles an hour gusts in philadelphia and heading toward 40 miles an hour gusts in the shore communities and still some wind overnight on thursday. so the wind an issue but not like it was on friday. the snow is the issue. so here's your primary low. that's going to dissolve. secondary low pressure system takes over moves off the east coast this is a major storm obviously for us all of new york and new england so all of those

airports will be impacted i wouldn't be surprised if flights were canceled even for tomorrow morning in anticipation of the storm. we go hour by hour you see by 10:00 o'clock tonight, some snow possibly in our north and western suburbs. philadelphia little bit of a m mix. rain to the south. when sue and mike masco are on tomorrow morning with bob kelly they'll be talking about levee snow on the north and west and that borderline, that mix or that i-95 corridor south and east looking at that rain and then by five, 6:00 o'clock it begins to lift out. by 9:00 o'clock it's pretty much out of here. so as far as snow accumulations i have a coating to three through south jersey where i think they'll be a lot of mixing. three to six very close to philadelphia on the jersey side. philly i like the number six for our snow accumulation. five to eight through northeast philadelphia into our suburbs and then eight to 15. this is where i have the highest confidence in places like central bucks, upper bucks and into the lehigh valley that's where you're going to see mainly snow. heavy wet snow tugging on trees and power lines much this is the biggest impact i think power

outages that is going to be the big problem because of what has gone on over the past week with heavy rain and strong winds. overnight lows in the 30s. tomorrow morning we'll start off in the 30s. that heavy wet snow a big issue. the temperature only 36 degrees. but it's just all about that snow. clinging to the trees and power lines. we dry it out by thursday a chance of a morning snow shower friday it looks nice for our philadelphia saint patrick's day parade on sunday, monday we're into some showers but iain tomorrow it's going to be a doozy of a storm arc sharp cut off from nothing to very heavy snow. >> hmm. all right. we are warned. thank you kathy. speaking of that storm heading our way the next few hours a lot of people are trying to get ready and prepare. our chris o'connell is live at a home depot in delaware county that's been busy the past few days. chris? >> reporter: iain, i'll tell you there's sad faces coming into the home depot here in delaware county. that is because first of all, many of these residents in delaware county eight to 9,000

of them are still without power at this point, and now we have another snowstorm bearing down on them. take look what's behind me it struck me is the all the grills out, the spring grills, the barbecues, the summer chairs, the haze lounges, the propane gas. already for summertime. well they had to cover up those gas grills because they won't be selling many of them. i can tell you what they are selling. take a look at some video we just shot about five minutes ago. this is the very last gas generator being caught bought here at the home depot and that -- they had 75 of them by noon -- noon today all 75 gone a few hours later. run on chainsaws. a run on gas cans of course a lot of people still trying to remove trees and downed limbs from their houses. also, run on snow melt and rock salt. people coming in here trying to

get a snow shovel. some of them say all the good snow shovels are gone. i look it's march and we talked to one woman she said she hadn't even bought a snow shovel yet. so they're coming in here storm weary residents. now the big worry tonight as we bring you back out here live i see people going out with snow melt as we speak. one of the big concerns right now is those power lines. those utility linemen who are going out and trying to restore power to these neighborhoods they might not get there because of snow and in terms of this storm coming so it lab touchy 48 hours for people who don't have power. we'll be talking to some of those people and having their stories tonight at fox 29 news at 10:00 o'clock. dee iain. >> chris, it is a tough situation there. thank you. keep it here of course on fox 29. kathy is back in little bit and be sure to wake up with good day tomorrow. live team coverage begins bright and early at 4:00 a.m. 15 homes evacuated after a truck carrying acid collides

with a freight train near pittsburgh. it this happen 11:00 o'clock this morning in centreville. investigators say the truck was hauling 44,000 gallons of hydrochloric acid at the time of the crash. at least one person was hurt. so far no word on how that crash happened. some daycare stunner. workers accused of giving gummy bears to kids laced way sleeping aid and they didn't think they were doing anything wrong. now parents are demanding answ answers. well, like most of you, i just bought a house.

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i mean, why would i replace this? ♪ take live look at doylestown in bucks county. your fox 29 winter weather authority tracking a powerful nor'easter it doesn't look like it right now parts of bucks county could be knee deep in snow. kathy back in just a few minutes with your latest forecasts. philadelphia police are looking for the guy in this surveillance video. they say back in july of 2016, he attacked a 24-year-old woman in the 3800 block of jasper street in frankford. officers say he rode up on a

mountain bike grab the victim and choke her until she was unconscious and when the victim woke up she says she was naked in someone's backyard. had head injuries and facial injuries. if you know who this guy is give police a call. daycare workers in illinois have been charged with giving melatonin laced gummy bears to toddlers. the workers told police it was helped to help calm them down before nap time. but parents didn't know about it. they didn't give approval. police say they have some video showing the workers giving melatonin gummy bears to kids on at least two occasions and one of the accused may have been doing this since november of 2016. the workers told police they didn't think there was anything wrong with it giving over the counter sleep aid. >> not a good thing to be doing that to kids without a parent's authority. so yeah, i am kind of skeptical right now. >> all three workers have been charged with battery and endangering the life or health of a child. the flower show in full bloom at the convention center.

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call today. let's check in on allentown lee lie county one of the parts of our area that could be hit the hardest expecting maybe a foot of snow there. especially the north and west suburbs. there could be a more than a foot we talked about. kathy is taking closer look. absolutely. if there was a red zone which i'm thinking about making iain i would put the lehigh valley right in there for that 12-inc 12-inches or maybe more. i mean that is the potential at this point with those colder temperatures.

here's part one of the storm. here's part two. the coastal storm the nor'easter is beginning to take shape we do have some renegade showers and a few snow showers ahead of it. here's a look at your snow forecast i think they'll be more rain mixing in with the snow through south jersey so really keeping those accumulations down three to 6-inches very close to philadelphia including the airport and then five to eight as you head into the suburbs. eight to 15 as you go north and west. the highest accumulations in the lehigh valley and into the poconos. we'll continue to update this with new information coming up at 6:00 o'clock. i'll see you then. >> all right, kathy, thanks. even though we're still dealing with a lot of snow, spring is going to be here soon. trust me. the philadelphia flour show drawing large crowds from near and far haven't had the chance to go yet, our jenn fred takes us on a little tour. >> okay. i know we're preparing for a storm but there's still time even before the snowfalls to get in to see the philadelphia flour show. renee' is here from valley forge flowers. how you doing. >> doing great. >> earlier this morning on good day you talked about one of the

biggest issues for you guys with the opening the rainforest the theme. were ribbons of greenery. >> yes we wanted to create a canopy we had to figure how to do that so the leaves would stay up there without dying. >> because of the weather you'll try and refresh this little bit tonight. >> yes. >> normally you would do it on wednesday. >> yes. >> okay. so this what we're talking about. so this is what's up there? >> y this is one of the leaves that, um, was shipped to us from more tropical climate not getting snow tomorrow we corncaked a solution these leaves drink from three weeks part glycerin part water after three weeks they are preserved these leaves are up in the can nappy he and they'll be fine for weeks to come. >> that is amazing. >> you do that for other stuff like floral arrangements and stuff like that. >> general day to day basis, no, but for a project like this, it's completely necessary. >> okay. so if people haven't been to the flower show and you should come, it's all water stuff unsaid you

liked this team because it allowed everyone to do lots of different things. yes. >> hawaii, you get haiyan stuff. >> yes. it's really broad topic which is has been very fun to take in. so when you come to the show and you walk around you'll see different -- different stop at every turn it's a feast for the eyes it's absolutely incredible. it's really spectacular this year. >> as we wrap a lot of people are talking about this waterfa waterfall. you had a physical part in this. you were lifted by a pulley up to the top to help with those arrangements. >> yes. it was a lot of fun but also death defying stress physical designing first time in my career doing that. but we got those seven arrangements up there on each side. 25 feet up in the air. and it was worth it the. >> all right. if you can get here. they will will be here. so come on down to the flower show. thank you very much. >> thanks for having me. >> back to you guys in the studio. let's check on your health news tonight. you like cream and sugar in your coffee some people are putting oil in their coffee.

you know celebrities like courtney kardashian and emma stone are adding mct oil to their coffee as part of this keto oil. it's flavor less and comes from cocoa nuts or palm colonels. people believe it increases your faux cups stamina. doctors say mct digests faster than other fats but you need to use it with caution because it does contain saturated fat. relationship between police and the communities they serve can be distant and there can be tension. a lot police department is trying to change that with a simple game. fox 29's bill anderson introduces us to those police and the teenagers seeing them in a whole new light for goodness sake. >> i don't want these kids to think police station as like a detention center or a place that's always negative. >> reporter: whether or not people like it or think it's justified, in certain neighborhoods, or when driving in your car, there are people who feel threatened when the police approach. >> oh wow. >> you have to roll your sleeves

up get down in the dirt do what you can to make a difference and kids aren't stupid. they know when you're being sincere when you're being fake. >> reporter: if you think about it it's really not that surprising. the only time you ever interact with police is when they're co coming to a arrest you or someone you know you probably wouldn't think that highly of them. some officers are trying to change that and do it at an early age. >> weekly project xbox session in patrol room with students from the westampton middle school. >> westampton police invite kids into the police station to play video games with them. no lectures they just treat them like friends. >> either rather show these kids we love them than lock them up. >> reporter: that simple. >> that simple. >> reporter: unlike programs that hand pick participants as reward these kids represent diverse bunch. >> they're just people, too. you know, they're not different from anybody else. >> i never really had interaction with cops before, so getting to know them as like

actual people is pretty cool. >> reporter: including some with a pretty discouraging view of the police. >> when you heard about this program, what did you think? >> i wasn't going to do it. >> reporter: really? why? >> 'cause i don't really like the police like that. >> reporter: the plan to show kids that they have an ally in the police station so far it seems to be working. >> we are just people. they get to see that and we learn about them and they learn about us. >> reporter: the ruts are easy for the adults to say. but the kids -- >> genuinely enjoy it. i feel like i'm getting closer witness cops every day i come in here. >> they're just fun. >> reporter: and maybe the biggest test getting someone with an already negative view of the police to open up. >> what do you think about these guys after you spent some time with them? >> it's good thing to know that all police are not the same. >> reporter: a couple weekly hours and a video game didn't solve all conflicts but it did at least begin to redefine the

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your fox 29 winter weather authority tracking a nor'easter as we take live look outside our studios in old city. the city and the suburbs all the

way down the shore getting ready to get hammered by this storm. kathy's latest forecast is just sick minutes away. we are just days away from the st. patrick's day parade and you can see that only right here on fox 29. our bob kelly is getting ready by hanging out with some sisters with a special connection to the emerald isle. ♪ >> i was assigneed to a story on the sisters of st. francis marching in the st. patrick's day parade for the very first time. i was summoned to the mother house. ♪ >> i'm not sure. this could be a trap. so i brought my cursive homework i forgot to hand in in second grade just in case. ♪ >> hello sisters. >> hello, bob. >> how are you? >> the sisters of st. francis, i have my cursive homework. [ applause ] >> sit down robert and behave yourself, please. >> i can already see the sister theresa is the firecracker in the group here.

>> translate. >> translate that for me. >> sit down and stop speaking english if you please. [ laughter ] >> your name sister. >> my name is josie. >> you had to think about that for a second, didn't you? >> i'm esther anderson. >> rose bernadette. >> sister kathy dougherty. >> nor lean butter me. >> sister angela o'connell. >> sister nora. >> sister margaret o'brien. >> tell me sister where are you from. >> on the banks of gallon way bear. >> blarney. county cork. >> great, okay. >> the best county in all of 32 counties. we won't discuss that. >> ut-oh. we're going to have problems here at the convent. we need security. >> here in philadelphia, in the stage we celebrate saint patrick's day. one way but how do they celebrate it in ireland? >> it was a holy day of obligation. so everybody in ireland went to church and then went to

celebrate and there's always a huge parade in dublin and limerick and all the big cities. but you know the people go to the pubs. >> i hear there's a pub here at the mother house, is that true? [ laughter ] >> i don't know what to say to that. the response. >> there could be but i know nothing about it. nobody has told me. >> our congregation was founded in 1855. here in philadelphia. our founders mother anna back man blessed are those who serve those in need it's so important to us as far as our own mission and has been since the beginni beginning. >> ♪ >> we've been so involved in the archdiocese of philadelphia and we're really thrilled to be able to have this opportunity to reconnect with the people of philadelphia who have blessed our lives tremendously and that we've had the opportunity to of of engaging them through education, the parishes, and hospital systems. >> i hating to home. you girls are a hoot.

we're having some fun out here. here's the deal. if you're watching the parade along the side lines or at home watch for the green shamrocks the sisters of st. francis this is they'll be waving in the parade. they'd love to reconnect with you on behalf of saint francis and the sisters of st. francis, from all of us to all of you, happy st. patrick's day! >> yaj! >> of course you can watch the parade this sunday starting at noon right here on fox 29. something you can enjoy that will do it for us here at 5:00. don't go anywhere fox 29 news at 6:00 starts right now ♪ >> the calm before the storm. major nor'easter headed our way. several inches to more than foot of snow connected in some areas we're keeping you prepared. and thousands of people still without power from friday's storm. now, bracing to get hit again. so what's being done to help? >> ♪ live from center city in

philadelphia this is fox 29 news at 6:00. can you feel it quite now as we take look at the ben franklin parkway but a storm is on the way and there it is ultimate doppler radar shows you the nor'easter that is forming and headed our way. you heard right. nor'easter bringing plenty of snow with it. it's what everyone is talking about tonight and it's where we begin tonight at 6:00. thanks for joining us. i'm iain page. the philadelphia archdiocese and philadelphia public schools canceled classes tomorrow ahead of this big storm. we've already gotten dozens of closures and cancellations. they are running at the bottom of your screen and of course we've got team coverage lined up for you tonight from storms prepping to people still without power in others cleaning um from friday's storm. fox 29 reporters are tackling it all. we begin tonight with meteorologist kathy orr who's got more on the latest of the storm. kathy. >> absolutely. this is going to be a significant storm for most of us, iain, you mentioned friday's storm. this storm is going to be the

tipping point so to speak with additional power outages that is the biggest concern for this storm. the folks that were hit hard on friday will be hit hard again when we're looking at this forecast if it state as is. here are the two storms. one over chicago. the secondary low the coastal storm forming off the mid atlantic. will start to see this count clockwise swirl developing overnight tonight and tomorrow. the showers and snow in central pa this is associated with a front ahead of the storm system. just some renegade snow showers and rain showers. we have a winter storm warning in effect from philadelphia north and west where we expect the heaviest amount of snow. advisory to the south and east for lesser accumulation the rain/snow line will be right along the i-95 corridor. some people will be seeing significant snow. while others a few miles away could not see -- may not see much of anything much the rain/snow line during the early morning hours once again right along the i-95 corridor. so a wintry mix rain to the south