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#PhillyFive Developing Stories: Jan. 19, 2015

Your early look at the day's developing stories.

Here's your look at five stories we're following today:

1. MLK Day: Thousands of Philadelphians are expected to participate in a protest march and community service projects to mark Martin Luther King Day in Philadelphia.

2. Icy weather: After freezing rain caused crashes and chaos across the Philadelphia region on Sunday, leaving three people dead, some black ice persists on the roads this morning, and motorists and pedestrians are urged to use caution.

3. Wolf's cabinet: Pennsylvania Gov.-elect Tom Wolf has begun filling out his cabinet, with the incoming governor's picks for more posts expected to be announced today.

4. Shots near VP's home: Authorities are investigating after multiple shots were fired from a vehicle near Vice President Joe Biden's Delaware home. The vice president is expected to speak at an MLK Day breakfast in Wilmington, his first public remarks since the incident

5. Unsolved NoLibs killing: Today marks one year since 26-year-old Amber Long was fatally shot in front of her mother in a Northern Liberties purse-snatching that went terribly wrong. The high-profile case remains unsolved.