baby essentials from aldi. simply smarter shopping. >> massive waves intense winds rain and snow along the coast and throughout the region preparing for a nor'easter. >> storm tracker 6 live is preparing for a potentially destructive storm, it is raining now, the worst of the storm is yet to come.

>> go to work, everybody, i'm matt o'donnell, tam is off, jeanette reyes joins us. we have coverage at the jersey shore and along the schuylkill expressway in philadelphia philadelphia, pennsylvania. >> let's go over to david murphy and karen rogers good morning. >> reporter: it's mostly just wet in spots. >> reporter: a change over to snow is possible. we have a change to snow up along the new york/pennsylvania border right now. as you see we're looking on storm tracker 6 live double scan, at heavyain that's pushing through philadelphia and heading up toward trenton, as well. if we move this, you can see the movement. there's a little bit of a lull developing out to the west, parts of chester county getting into a dry slot same thing in parts of south jersey and state of delaware. once this heavy band moves away we'll get a lull for the rest of the morning commute. we'll changeover to snow dipping

down toward the delaware and lehigh valleys later on in the afternoon. we talked about these issues yesterday, they are in play nowm philadelphia, north and east, there's an aerial flood advisory that covers the neighboring counties. everybody has to watch out for flooded roads. the big issue is the high wind mornings today and saturday morning, the windsust as high as 50 miles per hour and higher at the shore. look for trees coming down, wires, power outages possible, the worst timing of the highest winds will be from noon to midnight tonight. down the shore, a coastal flood watch this is good for high tides around 7 to 9:00 a.m. again this evening, and tomorrow morning, minor to merate coastal flooding if y to batten down the hatches and get ready for that. up in the poconos, a winter storm warning in effect in the poconos. it's an advisory added to north hampton county, cities like

bethlehem and easton could see roads a little bit slick as we get the changeover to wet snow later on. the big issues in the poconos. we'll detail this as it gets through and the weekend call up ahead, karen. >> reporter: we have a big accident with a jackknifed tractor-trailer blocking two lanes. it just moving better. this is the blue route northbound past the schuylkill expressway. you're driving on the wet roads, but no accidents any more. an improvement. we have an accident on the pennsylvania turnpike, westbound approaching norristown not affecting speeds too much at this point, but is blocking the left lane, but it may cause a slow go, watch for that on the turnpike. we have an accident on the nortr es of if you'renner lanes, stick heading out, worried about the big nor'easter, the morning badf accidents, i-95 southbound traffic very light volume heading toward center city and

moving just fine. >> let's head to the jersey shore where coastal thrugd is a conc in atla go bob. >> reporter: good morning, matt, we have good news right now things not too bad. we have a mist going right now. i want to step out of the way and give you a look at the water, you can hear it crashing against the rocks, sort of in a lull, nothing too serious happening. according to the fire chief in atlantic city it's going to be a major street flooding event when the high tides come because of the storm, people want to move there cars from -- their cars from low-lying areas. we'll expect rain and wind. some of the cities are preparing for beach erosion. waves can climb as high as 15 feet high. that will take a toll on the

dunes. keep your cars on higher grounds and keep your eye on things when the high tide comes in. >> there will be a lot more water we're anticipating, something like jonas two years ago, 2015, 2016. we're prepared we put our high-water vehicles in service. we have got the personal protective clothing for our firefighters, waders and dry suits all our water response resources staging throughout the city. >> the police have their flag time vehicles that will block off the streets that flood keep traffic out. we've asked people to put their cars in low areas put their cars in higher areas. the wind we'll deal with, there's not much we can do about that, hope for the best. >> reporter: back out here live, certainly hope for the best, fire chief said they will expect

street flooding major street flooding anywhere from 2 to 6 high tides. the next one in atlantic city, 7:30, 7:31 to be precise keep an eye out for that. bob brooks channel 6 "action news." >> let's inticht -- switch over to gray hall live at the schuylkill expressway. gr you have the this time. how you doing? >> reporter: thankfully, yes, jennette. not the way you want to wake up friday morning. we're talking about buckets of rain. if there's any redemption in the coastal system, all this rain is not snow. if you're leaving home be careful as you head out on the highways awe you herd roblg rogers say, places on the schuylkill expressway could develop pungd -- ponding and flooding. penndot has been watching the system closely, the system expected to bring as you heard

david murphy say wind and rain and heavy, wet snow. the wind a big factor because it can knock down trees and power lines and traffic lights and knock out electricity. penndot says hundreds of workers on standby to respond if they are needed. both penndot and peco crews tell "action news" they are prepared for whatever mother nature brings. we're planning to use all our guys, they will be running our routes as soon as any mix precipitation or snow starts to fall. there's challenges with the storm, we want the motorist to be aware the winds are especially high. so back out live, the wind probably a big factor with the storm, penndot saying they don't expect this to be a big plowing operation, but they are ready, weather advice from peco, they say because of the wind expected with the system, please use caution. if you see the downed power lines, don't go near them, call

peco because they necessary repairs. live on the schuylkill expressway, gray hall channel 6 "action news." >> those in new castle county are looking to prevent flooding from delaware river. delaware city put up retaining walls and installed two portable pumps to handle spillover and also a third pump is on standby. >> it's going to be tough getting through the day. >> reporter: the wind is going to be the big issue for people, especially in the afternoon as the winds pick up. the rain has picked up. we have heavy bands highlighted in yellow around philadelphia, i'll move this for you, there's the movement off to the northeast. we're seeing things dry out a little bit west of philadelphia. the lighter rain out by wilmington and lancaster is kind of spreading away from from us d falling apart.

for now if you're in philadelphia, bucks county, montgomery county to a degree and by trenton you have heavy rain coming through. we're seeing some of that along the a-c expressway through camden county and gloucster county and the northern edge of atlantic county that stuff farther into atlantic county is not as pronounced. tacking -- taking you outside, wet conditions in center city. we'll have wet snow that will have t basic effect on the roadways. winds sustained at 17 miles per hour. we'll see higher gusts and during the afternoon very high gusts. you can see the colder air to the north and west of us, changing that over to snow as that comes in, we'll see that change here, as well. in the lehigh valley, rain mixing with wet snow, high winds

high temperatures only in the 40s today. probably low 40s, more of the same down the shore, no wet snow in all likelihood, mostly rain, tidal flooding will be an issue tonight and tomorrow morning, and temperatures are in the low 40s for today. in philadelphia, we might pop up to 43, we'll spend most of the day on or about 40 degrees, windy, the rains picking up to 50 miles per hour, some issues with wet snow we might have small accumulations. future tracker 6 has wet snow mixing in down to philadelphia at 9:00 a.m. this might be jumping the gun a little bit. we may have to wait until the afternoon for this to happen. pay atten the poconos you're below freezing, the rest of the of us are above freezing from noon to 3:00 p.m. if you get wet snow all the way down to wildwood it's sitting on the grass not the roads.

slushy in north hampton county and slippery in the poconos. this is 6:00, the wds are strong in the afternoon and evening. if you get fat wet snowflakes, the winds will be a problem. icing on the roads. what are we expecting? coating to an inch. in easton 2 to 4. a foot in poconos and upper elevation. wind gusts 50 in philadelphia. 65 down the shore, it will lead to down trees and saturated ground and power outages likely. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast we'll sit in the low 40s most of the day, it will be windy especially as we get into the afternoon and we'll get rain and wet snow. for the weekend, dry saturday and sunday, highs of 48. windy and chilly on saturday, breezy on sunday, bundle up as you head to the union opener with all the new players and all

the old favorites back, too. monday, sunny, 49. tuesday, more clouds, 49. looks like rain arriving on tuesday afternoon. and probably tapers off sometime wednesday might have wet snow w. >> don't like the turn we've taken if march. >> not off to a good start. >> such a warm february. new on "action news," a drive by shooter unleashes a barrage of bullets in a car contained children. school officials across the country look for ways to keep students safe during school shootings. karen. >> reporter: we have an on 309 north past welsh road. another new accident that popped up on the boulevard that's coming up next.

>> 4:44 a.m., good morning, everyone, local 6 red light, so boring sitting there waiting for the light to change. there we go, all right, you and i are traveling on mobile 6 as . oh, the places you will go, all of them likely damp and wet sometimes even windy. >> karen, i'm hoping you have better news for us, it's not looking that way. >> reporter: i got nothing, today is not your day for better news. the worse news is all this will be worse for your evening commute. have a great day! southbound on the boulevard wissahickon, police on the scene, roads are wet, it's not slippery anywhere except for the poconos you have an accident popping up. boulevard northbound at whitiker

we have an accident there, as well blocking two lanes, watch for that in the inner lanes stick to the outer drive to get around it. we have an accident on the turnpike westbound approaching norristown. that's clear. we mentioned an accident on 309, pirate talking about it on the waze app a member of the 6abc team. an accident on welsh road 309 in spring house. two right lanes blocked with that accident as well. storm tracker 6 live double scan, in parts of the region we have rain in other parts of the region, a lull. we'll have a lull in the action and later it comes back and changes to wet snow. right now if you're in the poconos you can see the area of white with wet snow, basically the rain you're seeing is move be like that pinwheeling around an area of low pressure. the heavy rain we saw in the city is lifting up towards trenton currently. let's look at the tide today, 44 degrees is the high a little

below average. we're watching the rain moving through, satellite and radar changing to snowfall for the afternoon and evening commute, jennette. >> new on "action news," two children were the victims of drive-by shooting in texas. three children were in the car waiting for their mother when someone pulled up and started shooting yesterday. an 8-year-old boy was shot in the head. he is in critical condition this morning. his younger sister shot in the leg. an 11-year-old inside the vehicle was not hurt. a police department in oklahoma has been researching if books can stopped bullets. three books stacked together stops rounds from hitting the starting. backpacks filled with books in every classroom could help save the students life. superintendent hopes to have safety procedures in place by the beginning of the next school year. president trump spurred

talks of a trade war when he spoke about steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. the dow plunged 420 points, if you have $1,000 invested you lost 10.70. rescuers saved two balanced eagles stuck on a pennsylvania riverbank. looking live outside as we track the coastal storm. philadelphia international airport could see delays across the country due to this, we'll be right back.

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bald eagles were rescued along the susquehanna banks near bloomberg. they were rewarmed up and released their talens and flew off. >> symbols of our nation. >> they were locked together. >> so cuddly. >> reporter: let's take a look outside right now look at this shot as you sea the rain drops all over the camera lens what is that blinking through there, the

boulevard southbound at wissahickon. we need a little help. we saw the flashing lights up ahead. we had an accident just cleared, traffic is moving better, there's a blue tinge to that light. it's an angel. ben franklin bridge it's wet, dave. >> reporter: wet, now, too, storm tracker 6 live double scan showing the heaviest bands of rain pushing through philadelphia and up toward trenton and parts of south jersey, that will be out of here before much longer. we have a gust of 40 miles per hour in dover. 25 in philadelphia. 37 in millville. northern and western suburbs and lancaster getting impressive there. as we go through the day, multiple issues and possible flooded roads where we get the heavy rain. wind damage a possibility this afternoon and tonight as the winds get stronger. trees and wires down and debris in the roads, coastal flooding, temperatures will hold in the

low 40s all day today. a changeover to wet snow today and this afternoon, jennette and matt. >> prices are award in -- prizes are awarded in anticipation of the philadelphia flower show. >> that will help us get through today. it's not exactly flowers and roses outside. that's a live like at center city philadelphia. we'll be right back. >> it is ay

morning to say the least. mobile 6 is driving out there right now, so you can see it before you drive out there. taking a live look here, i-95 traffic building, do be aware of the conditions that could deteriorate as the morning rush progresses. community organizers and neighbors in north philadelphia voiced their concerns on temple university proposed football stadium. they met at carver high school at 16th and norris street across from where temple wants to build the stadium. it's part of the temple's continued efforts to gent fie -- gentry -- gentrify their neighborhood. philadelphia flower show kicks off tomorrow and this year's theme is wonders of

water. you can get an up-close look of all the wonder of this career's flower show watch the special tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. on 6abc. looking forward to that. >> nice to get a taste of spring. >> 457. now we're tracking a massive nor'easter that's bringing rain right now strong wind and flooding could be next. if you have taken a selfie and thought my nose looks kind of big, it's not just you. see what researchers at rutgers found out. >> see the video of a college basketball player who was brought to tears during a meeting with his coaches.

>> good morning it is 5:00 a.m., friday, march 2. tam is off, jeanette reyes joins us. >> the rain has been falling most of the night, but the storm is getting stronger and could bring potentially destructive winds. >> there are concerns along the jersey shore where there is the threat of flooding and beach 'erosion. we have team cover annual as communities brace for the nor'easter, bob brooks is live along the jersey shore and gray hall is in philadelphia. >> and here safe inside and dry meteorologist david murphy and karen rogers. >> reporter: feel kind of guilty for being inside. >> reporter: i would, but that was me outside for 20 years, have fun guys, come inside and get a weather job. >> reporter: it's wet outside this morning. and cold in the studio. >> reporter: no, no, no, there's rain out there busting through

the region and whipping off