Local shops hope big retailer lgs will take a backseat today. How theyre enticing shoppers to support the cause. And another cold morning. Heres a live look outside overer center city where the temperatures are expected to rise and warmer weather is on the the way for the second half of the weekend. Wo good morning. Welcome back to nbc news today. Lets get to the weather with michelle grossman. We do have low temperatures this morning. But at least we dont have the winds to deal with. Thats right. Were not going to have the wind. Well have light winds throughout the day. Mostly cloudy skies and mainly dry conditions. The big story today will be the cold weather. Heres a live look outside. We are waking up to mostly cloudy skies. We are waking up to temperatures very cold across the area. We have Single Digits. We have teens. We have 20s. Right now 8 in mount pocono. 18 in allentown. 28 in philadelphia. Every spot on the map is below freezing. You will feel that today. Big difference from yesterday. 20 in mount holly and 25 in wild wood. We do see snow showers back to the west. We may see a few sneak in throughout the day. But were not expecting anything of accumulation. Mostly cloudy. By 10 00, 34. Were going to be way below normal and then warming it up. Well talk more about the temperatures coming up. Many businesses in the area are hoping people will shop small this season. Youve been looking into how the event has grown over the past few years. It is very quiet in chestnut hill, but in a few hours that will look very different. This is Small Business saturday. Its the fifth since the creation back in 2010. Yesterday it went around to mom and pop shops throughout the region where there was considerably less business and activity than what we saw at the mall ls. But the owners tell me today is when they will shine. The National Federation of independent estimates last year nearly half of the people who knew about Small Business saturday came out to shop and spend. They spent 5. 7 billion, which was up 200 million from 2012. Each year it has grown and been very successful. Everybody is at the malls and the big stores. Every Small Business, especially mine, we do have different deals you can have. A lot of small towns are going all out for this. Santa will make a visit for a holiday celebration. They are also hosting events and philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter is planning a tour of Small Businesses today. The best part is theres free parking after 11 00 a. M. On saturdays until the end of the year. Matt delucia, nbc 10 news. Sky force 10 was up in the air surveying the shopping crowds throughout the entire day yesterday. There was no shortage of cars in the parking lot at the king of prush ya mall now to northeast philly and the birds eye view. It was reopeneded yesterday morning at 6 00. In new castle county, shoppers got an early start at the concord mall. Some of the cars started to pour into the parking lot before 7 00 yesterday morning. In south jersey, drivers circleded the parking lot at the cherry hill mall. Shoppers struggled to find an open spot. By the way, santa claus has started making his holiday appearances at the cherry hill mall. Our holiday guide will keep you in the loop on all the holiday deal ls. You can find it now on our website, nbc10. Com. Now to a developing story. Dozens of volunteers will resume their search at 10 00 this morning for a local College Student who disappeared after a night out with friends. Shane montgomery is 21 queers old and a student west chester university. Investigators are trying to enhance Surveillance Video taken at kildares pub on main street. Philadelphia police are calling it suspicious duh do not suspect foul place. A bouncer told shane to leave the pub after he accidently bumped into the dj table. If you have any information as to shane montgomerys whereabouts, Philadelphia Police would like to hear from you. Now to news out of pennsylvania, a woman is accused of stabbing her boyfriend because he started eating their thanksgiving dinner too early. Police say the woman admitted stabbing the man in the chest. The boyfriend told police his girlfriend was drunk earlier in the day. She is now facing charges for the attack. The boyfriend is expected to recover. A federal judge ordered that a lawsuit connected to the penn state child sex abuse scandal go back to court. Attorneys for the former president of the University Filed a notice they intend to sue exfbi director for defamation. He criticized the handling of allegations of sexual abuse by jerry sandusky. Former Pennsylvania House democratic leader bill deweese wants a new trial now that hes out on parole. He was convicted of corruption in 2012. He claims his lawyer did not represent him effectively at trial. Now to the nbc 10 investigators and a story theyve been working on. Philadelphia pediatrician fired from her job is now suing the city for valting her religious rights. Dr. Doris fernandez worked at this Health Center for 35 years. She claims she was fired for refusing to prescribe Birth Control to minors. The doctor says shes a devout catholic. Her lawyer told us being forced to choose between her job and religious beliefs violated fernandezs civil rights. Under pennsylvania law, life begins at conception. So once again this would be totally against her beliefs. City officials tell us they cannot talk about the lawsuit. As soon as we get an update. We will bring it to you. As the philadelphia region prepares for the popes visit. Family members are planning to open up their doors to out of towners. More than 100 families have already signed up to be hosts for the world meeting of families next september. Area hotels are expected to sell out as there will be up to 200 million visitors in town for the main event. You can count on nbc 10 to update you with new developments as philadelphia gets ready for the visit. Youll find a special section dedicated to this major event on our website, nbc10. Com. There we also have a link to the world family site. Theres a little sign of hope in. The borgata casino and spa is planning a 13 million renovation over the next several months. It will redesign the buffet, front desk area and some suites. The spa and casino floor will also be redone. But officials do not have a time line for when the entire project will be complete. Now to news from the nbc 10 delaware bureau. Organizers of the pumpkin chunkin event may move back to suffolk county. It had to be canceled because of lodgist call problems. The conflict led to the resignation of the president of the pumpkin chunkin event. Next, black friday gets out of hand in the u. S. Plus, a first look at the new star wars trailer. Well give you a neek peek after the break. There has been an awakening. Have you felt it . Star wars fans have been waiting for this. The trailer for Star Wars Episode 7, the force awakens, debuted yesterday. The film will have appearance by some of the original 1977 cast members, including mark hamil, Harrison Ford and terry fisher. You can watch right now on nbc10. Com but youre going to have to wait until next december to see the entire film. A whole year. While black friday shopping was calm in our area, there was chaos in other parts of the country and overseas. That is crazy. That is crazy. Door buster deals at the walmart in indiana prompted plenty of pushing and shoving. There were reports of shoppers trying to steal items. Fortunately nobody was hurt here. Customers knocked each other over in their rush in london. Its gaining popularity in the uk. Three tons of drugs worth 1. 3 billion. Customers found the drugs hidden in a container that shipped from germany. Authorities allowed the shipment to be delivered as plans. And fans paided tribute to a player half he was hit by a ball. Ray rice wins his appeal. An arbitrator agreed he can play football again, but will they want to sign him . Then the nfl banned him indefinitely after disturbing video was released. But yesterday a judge agreed he should not be penalized more than once for the same incident. So the twogame sus pejs stands. The nfl says it respects the judges decision. On monday and tuesday mornings you can watch matt lauers exclusive interviews here on nbc 10. Next philadelphia is in the holiday spirit by offering up some free parking. When and where you can take advantage of the deal. All right, you can take advantage of the cold weather today. Temperatures are very cold to start off the day. Were looking at teens. Single digits in some spots. Mainly 20s across the area. Were also going to see plenty of cloud cover. A cold day today. And then were going to warm it up for the rest of the weekend and tracking some showers and flurries in the forecast. Well look at that straight ahid. Good saturday morning. Its a cold start to the day. We were cold yesterday. We were cold the day before. Were going to be cold once again before we warm things up on sunday. Temperatures well below normal by this afternoon. We are also waking up to mostly cloudy skies. Not the case this morning. Teens and 20s across the area. So well below freezing in philadelphia. Well below freezing in most spots across the area. Last tuesday, 65 degrees. 50 on wednesday. 42 on thursday. You see the downward slide there. Were going to be cold again today. And 51 is normal this time of year. Right now mainly 20s in the area. 21 in atlantic city. And Single Digits as we head north. Mount pocono, Single Digits. Teens in other spots. Temperatures, lots of blue indicating a lot of cold air. 22 in reading. 28 in philadelphia. 19 degrees in millville. 21 in atlantic city. So the story for today, mostly cloudy skies. A few peeks of sunshine. It will be cold. Thats the big weather heldline. And the chance for a few snow showers sneaking in here. Dont be surprised if youre out and about and see some flurries, some snow showers. And thats mainly through the early part of the the day. We may see a shower sneak in this afternoon as well. A quiet day. Mostly cloudy skies. Maybe a flurry. Maybe a snow shower. Mostly cloudy for your saturday night plans. And by sunday, more sunshine. Youll enjoy partly sunny skies on sunday before more clouds on monday. And maybe a chance for showers late on monday. For today, mostly cloudy skies. And 41. And better chance as we look north for snow showers and flurries. Tonight mostly cloudy as well. Not as cold as last night. Temperatures above freezing. Thats good news as you wake up on saturday morning. Some spots may dip cooler than that as you head through the poconos and winds out of the south at 5 to 10 miles per hour. About 1 degrees below normal for this time of year. By sunday, more sunshine. Partly sunny. Milder. 53. Tomorrow would be a good day to get the decorations up. A cold front will move through. Changing weather as we head throughout this wik. 56 degrees. So well above normal. Tuesday, back to the 40s. And wednesday bring the umbrella. 52 by thursday. Sun and clouds and still around 50 degrees. Chance for a shower and mostly cloudy skies. We know its going to be cold, but its not going to be raining or snowing. So if youre headed to center city to do some shopping, you can take advantage of shopping deals. Every saturday all meter parking is free after 11 00 a. M. On wednesday meter parking is free after 5 00 a. M. Boundaries from the Delaware River to the schuylkill river. Now lets check in with Tyler Madison if a look at what what moved the markets this past week on wall street. It was a short week on wall street with the market closed for thanksgiving and open for a half session on friday. The the dow and s p reached a fresh new closing high. Stocks did soar higher, but oil prices tumbleded. New four and a half year lows after opec ministers decided to keep production unchangeded. Gasoline prices tumbled with america seeing the lowest prices at the pump in four years. That gives consumers more money to spend this Holiday Season. Uncle sam reported the economy grew by 3. 9 during the summer months thanks to business and consumer spending. Apple shares rose to new alltime highs for their part, giving a market value of 700 billion. The most ever. And a stunner at the dow component united technologies. The industrial giant ceo suddenly and unexpectedly stepped down. Effective immediately. No reason given. And for the first time in more than a decade, barbie toys are not the top choice for little girls this christmas. Instead, toys featuring elsa from the disney movie frozen are topping this years list. Get all your Business News on cnbc. Next, we have a happy ending for a rescued pit bull. After nearly starving to death he has a new home. How the dog made it on the road to recovery. Purpose. Th and an enduring symbol of passion and excellence that is not static, but moves among us. A feeling. A shared experience, a reminder that we are connected for life. We are penn state, making our mark on the world. With the card accepted by 90 of doctors in the philadelphia region you have the freedom to relish right now. Independence blue cross. Live fearless. At 5 55, heres a live look at cape may, new jersey. Obviously very quiet out there at this hour. Fortunately no precipitation. No rain, nothing major. No snowstorm s no snowstorm nowstorms. We are going to warm up a little bit into the 40s. Well get more of a warmup tomorrow. Michelle grossman will have much more coming up in the the forecast. Today in Montgomery County people will spread holiday good will. The Second Annual share joy 5k run and walk starts at perkiomen valley park. It raises money to build fresh water wells in uganda and south sudan. Last year hundreds of people participated in the event. Theyre expecting a big crowd again. The Holiday Season is officially under way in ocean city, down the shore more than a thousand people watched as the towns tree came to life last nigh. And santa came to town in Montgomery County. They lit its Christmas Tree last night. Santa climbed a fire truck ladder to do the honors. Hundreds of residents braved the cold temperatures. Mpl and in center city, philadelphia, one little girl had her fairy well wish come true. She was treated to a makeover completed with a princess dress to become the bell of the ball. The magical day was made possible by shriners hospital. Now to news out of Delaware County. A pit bull terrier that was rescued has a new home this weekend. Pearl was adopted yesterday, more than ab month after he was found severely mall nourished. When my son said mom come here and look i just went online and filled out the papers. The Delaware County spca is offering 50 off any adoption made by tomorrow in honor of the holidays. Today mom and pop shops are hoping people will shop small. And if youre shopping in the city of philadelphia, i ill tell you how to get something for free. You want to buy the gloves and the coat. Temperatures in the 20s. A nice day to do shopping. Every day is a nice today to do shopping. Well talk more about todays chilly forecast and warm it up for the rest of the season. Right now on nbc 10 news tod today, the the search is intensifying for a local College Student. The plea the parents are making for your help. The Holiday Shopping marathon continues. Local shops are up next hoping to get your support. More on what Small Businesses have to offer for you today. If you are planning to go downtown, make sure to bundle up. Heres a live look over center city. Its cold out right now. Its only going to warm up a little bit by the afternoon. Good morning. Welcome to nbc 10