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You want to be very careful. Ive pretty much named everything, your bridges, your roads, your sidewalks, your parking lots just be careful if you have to head out in the next couple of hours. We did show you the video of that young man falling and that is easy to do because it is very, very slippery. We have a thin sheet of ice right over the snow. And even some of the freshly plowed streets. And parking lots have formed ice as well. Most of our temperatures are right at freezing or just above it or below it but its still too close before we start to warm up into the 40s, as we head into the afternoon. A closer look at whats leftover of the rain thats coming down. Its mainly confined to south jersey right along the shore, first alert weather days stay in effect at least through 9 00 a. M. Dangerous ice is expected for your overpasses your sidewalks, your side streets, very slick, very messy roads. And then this is the story here. Temperatures, so as we head into your 8 00 hour were still pretty close to freezing. By 9 00 were starting to move above freezing for most of our locations, with the exception of allentown and the poconos. Heading into your afternoon hours, by 2 00 p. M. Push you into the 40s. But its short lived. Take a look at that pink moving in. Thats colder air. As we start off on your monday were going to be very cold and stay that way to kick off your workweek. Ill let you know what else is in store in my sevenday forecast. We are seeing ice on the roads across the region this morning. Our crew had to avoid slick spots here along Martin Luther king drive along fairmont park. Youll want to be careful was get in your car today. Make sure you watch your step as well. When youre walking out the front door this morning, you can see just how easily you can fall. This guy took a spill along ringgolds street in philadelphias fairmount neighborhood, this was earlier today. But he managed to get up and seems to be doing okay. Nbc 10s jesse gary is live in manayunk this morning. Jesse is showing us the roads and the sidewalks there, and also trying to avoid a slip and fall. Jesse . Reporter thats right, rosemary. Heres the problem. These sidewalks are completely iced over and this is me just sliding down the sidewalk. So thats when youre going to face before you get to your vehicle. Now, to try to fix this problem, we just saw maybe 40 minutes ago, a plow operator who was out working here in man yuk, trying to plow some of the streets and not necessarily the sidewalks, but also the streets and also laying down a coating of salt. A lot of the streets up in manayunk, up on the hill are completely iced over. So it will be a little difficult for people to get out of their houses. I talked to the plow operator and asked him how it was going. Streets are bad. Its real icy. Were plowing and after were done plowing, were salting. Its not helping . Not helping. Reporter and so youre going to have to definitely watch your step as you move out of your house today. Even when you get into your car and try to pull away from your parking space, it could be a little problem, because we saw one driver having a lot of difficulty getting any traction to move away from the curb. Bear that in mind as you head out and see a lot plow operator making his way through manayunk. Thats where were live this morning, live in manayunk jesse gary, nbc 10 news. Now, this is haverford avenue in Narberth Montgomery avenue. Its that coating of ice, and people are out there shoveling, trying to get a head start on the day. You can see this coating of ice, this layer of ice out there on the black top, on the snow. Keep that in mind when you get up today. The dangerous ice is also affecting flights at Philadelphia International airport. We just got word from an airport spokesperson that the airlines have canceled about half of the Early Morning arrivals and departure, but they expect to resume a full schedule by midday. If you are picking anybody up or if you are scheduled to leave today on a flight you can check first with your airline or you can call 1800phlgate. Remember, you can take the First Alert Weather Team with you on the go today, as of course the conditions will be changing once it does warm up as the day continues. Just download our nbc 10 weather and news app to get the first alert update sent right to your smartphone or tablet. And breaking news that were following from overseas. A ferry accident in bangladesh has killed at least seven people. Officials say a cargo ship hit the ferry on the padma river. The ferry capsized and sank with about 100 people on board. A rescue operation is still underway. We are continuing to update this story. As soon as we get some more updates, well bring them to you throughout the newscast. Back here in the northeast, vrgt investigators are trying to figure out exactly what caused a house fire in north jersey that claimed the lives of two young children. Officials say 6yearold Jayda Mceachin and her 1yearold brother, zion tony died inside the home in orange essex county. They were trapped on the third floor as the flames quickly spread on friday night. Neighbors say relatives did everything they could to save the children. They even begged the 6yearold girl to jump from the window. Hes like jump daddy got you, daddy got you, and she wouldnt come. The oldest daughter was out here screaming and hollering. Everybody tried to get the baby out. One man tried to run back into the burning building to save the kids but firefighters pulled him away. Seven people were home at the time of the fire. Two of them went to the hospital but theres no word on their conditions. We have some new information this morning about a bucks county man accused of hitting a Police Officer with his stolen car. That man is now facing attempted murder charges. Investigators say 25yearold Matthew Shipe backed the car into the officer, who was trying to stop him at a 7eleven in morrisville. He then took off. The officer shot shipe and he eventually crashed the car. Both are in okay condition. Tomorrow the murder trial will resume for philadelphias socalled black madam. Padge windslowe says her body sculpting services were so popular that clients called her the michelangelo of buttox injections. Shes accused of killing a woman after she injected a woman with silicone in january of 2011. According to investigators, windslowe left after the woman had trouble breathing. She died later that day. The trial is expected to last for two weeks. Nascar fans are revving up for todays daytona 500, but they will not see kurt busch behind the wheel at daytona or any other tracks for a while. Yesterday, an Appeals Panel upheld buschs indefinite suspension from racing. Buschs suspension stems from an incident at Dover International speedway last september. Authorities claim that he beat and choked his former girlfriend. Busch denies that. Hes the first nascar driver ever suspended for Domestic Violence allegations. He has not been charged with a crime. Buschs lawyer has released a statement. It says we are confident that kurt will be vindicated and he will be back racing. Until then we will continue to fight on his behalf by ensuring the that the entire truth is known. Happening now, the Worlds Largest collegiate Charity Event dances on at penn state. The threeday thon will run through this afternoon. Hundreds of students are trying to stay on their feet this whole time. Organizers hope to beat last years donation record of more than 13 million. Since thon began in 1977 students have raised more than 100 million to help young Cancer Patients and their families. Today its the celebration of a new year in philadelphias chinatown. The chinas new year parade is scheduled to step off at 11 30 this morning snow slush, ice and all. It will wind through the streets of chinatown, so drivers in that area should expect delays. The mummers were thinking ahead. Due to the weather, todays mummers Mardi Gras Parade in manayunk is postponed until next saturday. Organizers made the call on thursday after taking a look at the weekend forecast. The parade is a fundraising event for the string bands association. Again, the mummers Mardi Gras Parade in manayunk is now set for next weekend, saturday morning from 10 00 until noon. The building is known as the ice palace, but it continues to pose a threat to this West Philadelphia neighborhood. Well tell you what needs to happen next before it comes down. You cant arrest him simply because hes a bloody immigrant. Take your hands off my lobby boy coming up this hour its one of hollywoods biggest nights. Well take a look at some of the predictions for best picture at tonights oscars. clucking noises Everyone Wants to be the Cadbury Bunny because only he brings delicious cadbury creme eggs. While others may keep trying nobunny knows easter better than cadbury. All the goodness of milk all the deliciousness of hersheys syrup. Good morning. Im tracking lingering rain showers as we head into the rest of your morning hours. Its mainly confined to parts of south jersey along the shore. Starting to move out of f. At this time, which is going to help us because before we were seeing freezing rain as some of this moisture was coming down. But were still dealing with dangerous ice on the sidewalks, the bridges, the overpasses some of the side streets. The roads are very slick, very messy, so you really want to be very very careful over the next couple of hours. Our first alert day staying in effect at least until 9 00 a. M. As we head into the rest of your sunday by 11 00 a. M. Well see a little bit more clearing. Temperatures at 37 degrees. By 2 00 p. M. Warming. Well into the 40s. We will not stay in the 40s very long. Well see temperatures dropping back down tonight, and that will set us up for a very cold monday with conditions expected to stay in the 20s. Ill let you know how long the bitter cold will stick around coming up in my full forecast. It is certainly a sight to see, but it needs to come down. The frozen building some call the ice palace remains at risk of collapsing in West Philadelphia. The buildings owner has to choose a contractor to tear it down first, and then the owner must submit a demolition permit to city inspectors. Ice has coated the building here at 52nd and location streets because of the water used to fight a fire last month. The structure is now considered dangerous. Another round of cancellations for comedian bill cosby. Well tell you how an online petition turned up the heat on the venues to stop the shows. And we are not the only ones trying to navigate the ice today. Next, well take a closer look at whats happening down south. Hey guess what day it is . . Hump day hummmp daaay its hump day yeah hey Mike Mike Mike Mike Mike Mike Mike Mike Mike mike mike. Hey he knows hey guess what day it is hey camel guess what day it is its not even wednesday. Let it go, phil. If youre a camel, you put up with this all the time. Its what you do. sigh if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. Its what you do. Ok. We are following a developing story out of new york this morning. Authorities say a former Police Officer has killed two of his children before he took his own life. According to officials, glen hockman and his teenage daughters were found dead at their home yesterday afternoon. Hockman recently retired from the White Plains Police department, where he had served for more than 22 years. Police in minneapolis are trying to determine if a man they have in custody is connected to the shooting of one of their own. The officer was shot just after handling a burglary call yesterday morning. Authorities believe the shooting was in response to that call. The officer is doing okay. Hes in fair condition. The person in custody was arrested on suspicion of violating probation, burglary and domestic assault. In washington this weekend, some possible white house candidates are offering mixed reactions to a controversial remark made by a prominent republican earlier this week as potential hopefuls fielded questions yesterday at the annual meeting of the nations governors, Wisconsin Republican scott walker punted when asked about new york mayor Rudy Giuliani and his statement that president obama does not love america. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and other gop headliners also kept their distance. Giuliani, though is still talking about it. He may love america. I dont know. In his own way. When i listen to his language, i hear language of a man who is never talking about the greatness of america. Sad to see when somebody who has attained a certain level of public stature and even admiration tarnishes that legacy so thoroughly. Some republican lawmakers are speaking out against giulianis comments saying that hes making the wrong kind of headlines for a party that wants to take back the white house. U. S. Troops may be staying in afghanistan a little bit longer than previously thought. The new u. S. Defense secretary, Ashton Carter says theyre now considering a slow military exit. This comes after his visit to afghanistan yesterday. While no decisions have been made yet, carter and the president will talk about options for a slower withdrawal next month, when afghanistans president visits the white house. The move would keep a larger troop presence in afghanistan this year and next. New this morning, overseas ukraine and prorussian rebels have swapped dozens of prisoners in a planned exchange. It happened yesterday. The swap under cover of dark bsness was part of a peace plan signed by both sides last week. A rebel official said ukrainian troops outnumbered rebel soldiers in the swap by 3 to 1. Back here in the u. S. Two venues in the San Francisco bay area have canceled shows by bill cosby in the wake of the ongoing sex assault allegations against the comedian. The flint center and the Wells Fargo Center for the arts postponed cosbys shows that were set for june. The venues have not rescheduled them. A change. Org petition put pressure on the venues into canceling the shows. More than 20 women have accused cosby of assault going back decades. He has never been accused with a crime. We are not the only region dealing with icy mess. Storms left lots of ice into eastern tennessee yesterday and into last night, the same system that weve been dealing with. Trees and power lines came crashing down there. Crews spent hours trying to restore electricity. It could take days before everybody in tennessee has their power back on. Good morning. And im still tracking dangerous ice, as we head into the next couple of hours here. So you want to be very careful once you head out of your door. So were talking on the sidewalks, parking lots as youre walking to your car, even on our roadways. Were starting to see most of the rain and any wintry mix taper off and push offshore but we are tracking another round of cold air as we head into the start of your workweek. Our first alert weather day will continue throughout the morning, at least through 9 00 a. M. When we have the freezing rain advisory and a winter storm warning in effect until 9 00 a. M. As well. And the reason why is the dangerous ice, again for your overpasses brimdges sidewalks, side streets, very slick and messy. Keep that in mind as youre running your errands and going to church or brunch this morning. Were definitely seeing very very slippery conditions at least until we see our temperatures warming well above freezing. So were just right at the threshold, at 33 degrees with our wind speeds out of the westsouthwest at 3 miles per hour. Throughout the rest of the region, were warming to 35 in northeast philly thats a little bit better but well below freezing in allentown. 35 in Atlantic City and 36 in wildwood. Our visibility is also down for places like millville, philadelphia, its a foggy start to the morning. Same thing in pottstown and also reading, down to half a mile of visibility. Our winter storm is almost done with us. Its still mainly situated in Burlington County Atlantic County stretching down into cape may, but its slowly working its way offshore and clearing out of the philadelphia area. As we head into the rest of today, our temperatures by 11 00 a. M. Will be out of the freezing rain category and will pretty much be done with most of the ice. We are going to start to see that ice melting closer to 11 00 a. M. Because our temperatures are warming up. 38 in philly 40 in mill vis. Temperatures will make it into the 40s by 3 00 p. M. , but well slowly start to see our wind directions shifting and youll notice as we head into tonight, well get a colder northwesterly wind in and tomorrow morning, in the 20s or in the teens. And thats our actual temperatures, as we head into the rest of the afternoon. Our temperatures by the time you head home from work on monday 14 degrees in philadelphia. 11 in pottstown. So its going to be a very cold a bitter cold monday morning and monday night. Actual temperatures will start to drop down into the single digits. Your feelslike temperature by monday at 9 00 a. M. Feeling like were in the single digits. Only 9 in philadelphia. 0 in allentown. And by 10 00 a. M. On monday negative 1. And then it doesnt get much better than that heading into the afternoon. Its going to feel like 2 degrees. And by monday night, it will feel like were back into the negative. Negative 10 for mt. Pocono it will feel like minus 8 for allentown. How much snow do we see for this system . Your sevenday forecast shows that well see a high today again in the 40s and then that bitter air gets here monday 23 degrees. And then as we head into next week we stay well below average. Next a mileage milestone. Well tell you just how far this suv here has traveled and why the driver says hes not letting go of it just yet. At 7 26 on this sunday morning, heres a live look from storm force 10 of montgomery avenue. It looks like were leaving ardmore and approaching haverford. Heres what we know from our photographer whos behind the wheel of storm force 10 she tells us that right now, shes seen people getting up theyre starting to shovel their sidewalks and their driveways. Fur getting up this morning, keep and thats what youre planning to do keep in mind that it is icy out there, so you have to be careful. Also, shes telling us that shes seeing people walking in the road instead of the sidewalk because of the ice. Again, just be careful. Take your time pack your patience with you this morning. A man in Lancaster County believes in going the extra mile and getting the most out of his car. And by the most we mean half a million miles. Wilson hershey owns this 1995 chevy suburban. Its showing its age and also its mileage. In a recent trip, its ocome terrify tripped the 500,000 mile mark. Now he drives the grandkids around in it. His wife says he has a tendency to hang on to things. Wilson always said hes had the same house, same job, same wife so why not same car, too . She should buy him achevy should buy him a new car when that breaks down. Great advertisement for them. When he tells him its finished he says that will be it. The time right now is 7 28. The warning on this sunday, icey dangers on the streets. Nbc 10s jesse gary is live in manayunk. Jesse . Reporter lots of ice everywhere, particularly on the sidewalks. Very, very slippery. Well talk about that right after the break. Thats right. Thats why we have a first alert in effect for at least the next couple of hours. You want to be very careful if you plan on heading out for church or for breakfast. Take your time on the roads, on the sidewalks, when youre in the parking lots. It is very icy and slippery out. Well have a warmup heading into the afternoon, but im tracking bitter cold conditions back in your sevenday forecast, thats coming up. Right now on nbc 10 news today, it is a first alert weather day. Here is a live look from storm force 10 heading towards bryn mawr on montgomery avenue where dangerous ice may pose a threat to some drivers. Heres a live picture over center city if you can see it. Its foggy and froze opinionnfrozen. Warmer air will melt some of the ice that has formed on the surfaces later today, but it may freeze again by tonight. Welcome back to nbc 10 news today. Im rosemary connors. Its just after 7 30 on this sunday. Meteorologist Brittney Shipp is watching the changes in the forecast. Its sort of ironic because today will be one of the warmest days of the week but weve got a lot of mess to deal with. Thats really why we have another first alert issued for today, into the rest of your morning hours, until our temperatures get well above freezing. Right now, were hovering closer to the freezing mark for a lot of your locations, and ice has formed on top of the slushy and fallen snow so by the time you head out, youre walking on the sidewalks, it is extremely slippery, even if you plan on heading to your car, a lot of the parking lots are very slippery as well so are the roads. So you really want to be careful this morning. As you can see, the rain is starting to taper off, mainly confined to Burlington County salem, Cumberland County central and southern parts of delaware right along the shore but we should be done with this rainfall over the next couple of hours. Even in the past hour or so weve seen the rain taper off in philadelphia. Most of our suburb the Lehigh Valley has seen most of the snow showers taper off as well. Your first alert weather day stays in effect at least throughout the rest of this morning, due to the dangerous ice, overpasses sidewalks, side streets, messy roads, slick roads, those are all concerns for today. Please please be careful. 27 degrees in mt. Pocono. 26 in allentown. 34 in philadelphia. Temperatures are in the mid30s in Atlantic City. But i am tracking a bitter blast of cold air as we head back to work. Ill go over all the details, coming up. Yep, thats the sound that means proceed with caution this morning. Ice and slush is all over the place. Nbc 10 was in logan square just a few hours ago, to capture this scene. Youll want to watch where youre walking and take it easy while driving in this mess. As weve been telling you and warning you, driving can be dangerous, because of the icecovered roads. In fact, earlier this morning, a fire truck slid on the ice and hit a parked car at 24th and brown streets in philadelphias mare mount neighborhood. You can see that there was a thick layer of slush on the street at the time of the accident. Fortunately, though nobody here was hurt. Nbc 10s jesse gary is trying to stay on two feet and avoid a slip and fall this morning. He joins us live from manayunk to show us the conditions there. Reporter the best way to do that is stay off the sidewalk. Im watching people walk up the lane and theyre staying either off to the edge where its more slushy, or right on the street by the curb where its slushy. If you get to the middle of the sidewalk this is all ice. And all through the morning, weve been here talking about how slippery it is. Weve seen two people fall. One gentleman right over here. He slipped and fell back on to his back and backside and one woman up the hill over at larston, she fell face first, did a face plant. Up to bear that in mind when you head out this morning. The tricky part is getting to your vehicle, managing to get through all of this ice, and once you get off the ice into your vehicle, pulling out of a parking space, because your tires could spin a lot, because theres a lot of ice still on the corners of the roads. But once you get on the roads, a lot of salting and plows have been out. It might be a little bit better. Bear that in mind as you make your way around today. Hopefully things will improve. Thank you, jesse. Lets take another live look again from storm force 10. Our photographer tells us that this is orchidxbu way. This is in bryn mawr. You can see on these side streets, away from the main roads, you do have this cover. Youve got the snow youve got the ice, its slushy out there. So, again, if youre headed out today, take your time. No reason to rush. Again, we want to make sure that everybody is safe in these dangerous conditions. The ice is certainly affecting flights at Philadelphia International airport. An airport spokesperson tells us that airlines have canceled about half of the Early Morning arrivals and departures again because of this storm, the aftermath from it. But the airport does expect to resume a full schedule by midday. If you have a flight scheduled today or if youre picking somebody up at the airport, first you can check with your airline or you can always call 1800phlgate. Remember, you can take the First Alert Weather Team with you on the go. Just download our nbc 10 weather and news apps to get first alert updates sent right to your smartphone or tablet. Now to news in western pennsylvania. A man in accused of killing his mother a retired college professor. The victim 72yearold ruth shirey, taught geography for nearly 40 years at Indiana University of pennsylvania. Her son is accused of beating her to death inside the home they shared near altoona. According to Police Investigators were told that the suspect was being treated for Mental Health issues. A western Pennsylvania High School student is recovering at home from a car crash, but it isnt keeping him out of the classroom. Take a look. Cole fritz is making it to class at Commodore Perry high school in Mercer County pennsylvania with the help of this robot. The junior operates the machine through his laptop allowing him to interact with students and teachers, as if he were right there in the classroom. He says that the robot does have some issues like camera quality, but he thinks its a Bright Future for technology. I see it as a Great Foundation a great starting stepping stone, you know what i mean . I think that theres a lot of room for improvement, but it is an excellent start. The School District is the first in the county there to use the technology. Maybe the first in the state, really. Meanwhile, cole is expected to be back in the classroom in person, in the flesh, some time over the next month. Today there will be a black History Month celebration at Rutgers University in camden. The president of new jerseys naacp will be one of the main speakers. The National Stop the Violence Alliance sponsors the free event today from 2 00 in the afternoon until 5 00 at the Student Center on penn street. This weekend, many are remembering civil rights activists malcolm x. On the 50th anniversary of his death. Hundreds turned out yesterday for a Memorial Ceremony in new yorks harlem neighborhood. Members of the nation of islam shot and killed the muslim leader after he rejected their militant philosophy on black separatism. Next its a reunion decades in the making as the olympic team known as the miracle on ice gathers for the first time all of them together, since 1980. And dangerous and icy conditions expected as we walk out the door at least for the next couple of hours, until we warm up. We should push into the 40s on your sunday today as we head into the afternoon, but, cold air is expected once again to start off your workweek. Your sevenday forecast is coming up next. How do i know im getting the best price on this . Well match any competitors price. What about this . Price match guarantee. And this . Yup. So no Monkey Business . No tom foolery . Oh, we do have tom foolery. Tom . Staples has a price match guarantee. Make on budget happen. Make best prices happen. Staples. Make more happen. clucking noises Everyone Wants to be the Cadbury Bunny because only he brings delicious cadbury creme eggs. While others may keep trying nobunny knows easter better than cadbury. All the goodness of milk all the deliciousness of hersheys syrup. Do you believe in miracles . 35 years ago, america had reason to believe. That was when the u. S. Mens Ice Hockey Team shocked the world by beating the soviet team in the olympics. All the living members of the 1980 miracle on ice team reunited in lake placid new york, yesterday, for the First Time Since the games in 35 years. The u. S. Team eventually went on to win the gold 3 1 2 decades ago. It was so cold in michigan this weekend that people thought it was perfectly plausible that these penguins moved into town. The penguins appeared on top of a frozen bay in michigan. Some residents went for a closer look only to find out that the penguins are actually fake. Look pretty real though. A meat market confessed they were the ones behind the prank, hoping to make people laugh, despite the bitter cold temperatures. Good morning. I am tracking more rain in parts of south jersey and right along the shore. Central and southern parts of delaware also seeing rainfall. But you can see where youre dealing with clearing throughout philadelphia, the suburbs, pushing into the Lehigh Valley and also into the poconos. Were almost done with this system, but you can also see on 95 here, its slow going, all the cars are moving slowly as they should. Were still seeing really messy roads, and also ice right on top of some of the slush out there on the sidewalks and the parking lots, to we have a first alert weather day thats now been extended throughout the morning for dangerous ice. Overpasses sidewalks, side streets, messy roads, slick roads, thats what youre going to find when you step outside. You want to be very careful, until our temperatures get well above freezing. Were at 34 degrees in philadelphia. 30 in pottstown. 26 in allentown. 27 in the poconos. Mid30s in Atlantic City. And 34 degrees in dover. As we head into the rest of today, by 8 00 a. M. Temperatures will be in the mid30s. Well see more clearing. And then by 11 00 a. M. Cloudy temperatures at 37 degrees. By 2 00 p. M. , we are going to see warmer conditions. 41 degrees, but well reach that peak right around 2 00 p. M. And well start to see our temperatures dropping down. By tomorrow, that will set us up for a bitter cold day. More temperatures and what you can expect coming up in just a bit. Thank you brittney. Just about every rode have bronco bustin but only a few have mutton bustin. Whats that you ask . Well, take a look. All right, thats mutton bustin. Youre looking at little kids riding sheep out of the chute at the annual tucson radio in arizona. The kids are between the ages of 4 and 6. Some stay on longer than others. They do wear helmets. Nobody gets hurt. They just get a little bit dirty. The sheep get right up. The fun continues through next weekend. Getting kids to play outside is no problem when theres snow on the ground and a sledding contest to be won. Youre looking at the fun in plantsville, connecticut, yesterday. The annual Cardboard Box race featured creative sled designs and costumes for the riders complete with a neon wig. The grand prize winner took home a hundred bucks, a trophy and bragging rights. The countdown to the oscars is on. Ahead, well get some predictions from the experts about which stars are expected to take home top honors. Sometimes, caring for your neighbors means going the extra mile. When our patient, susan, mentioned her dad couldnt make it in to Pearle Vision to get his eyes checked. We went to him. And we realized, if he had trouble getting new glasses. He probably wasnt the only one. To us, eye care is about living dr. Pearles legacy. Building a trusting relationship with the person behind the eyes. This is genuine eye care right in your neighborhood. This is Pearle Vision. Thank you, cable for the slower internet upload speeds. For making me wait longer to share my photo albums. 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And a celebration of black history. One local group puts the focus on men. Coming up this morning at 11 30 following meet the press, only on nbc 10. It is a competition all about ice. Hundreds of pounds of it to be exact. The goal create frozen art. A dozen artists from across the country, from parts of the world, took part in the International Winter fest icecarving competition in ohio this weekend. On the first day, artists got a 300pound block of ice and only three hours to create a work of art. On day two, they had 600 pounds of ice and four hours to let their imaginations go. And youre making . Hopefully a dragon. The winning creation was a long island mans preying mantis sculpture. This years Master Pieces are expected to last longer than usual, as forecasters in ohio say that it will stay below freezing there until next month. Today in bucks county theyll be celebrating the birthday of the first president of the united states. George washingtons 283rd birth date celebration will be held at Washington Crossing historic park, with demonstrations, a visit from the general himself, and of course, birthday cake. The time right now is 7 48. In just a few minutes, at 8 00 it will be the start of the today show. Lets check in now with craig melvin and erica hill for a preview of what theyre working on. Good morning guys. Happy birthday mr. Washington, we should probably start there. I thought you were going to say, happy birthday rosemary and i was going to feel terrible i didnt know it was your birthday rosemary now i feel better. October, october is my birthday. All right, send me an email with the date so i dont miss it in october. All right. Just ahead here on a sunday morning here on today, we are keeping a close watch on this nasty weather, even though some of us would like to ignore it we know its not going away. Well get you up to speed on that and whats ahead for the week. And also this morning, a desperate plea from the family of three teenagers who are believed to be trying to join isis. Well take a look at whether its too late at this point to get the girls back home. And a big crash knocks another star out of todays daytona 500. Kyle busch, this time. His brother, kurt already suspended. Well get into some of the headlines overshadowing the race. And its tough to believe, but it was 35 years ago today that a group of American College hockey players beat the russians at lake placid which is of course known as the miracle on ice, and this morning we catch up with some of the guys ss who made that happen. And of course tonights the night. The Academy Awards whos likely to win top honors to the red carpet fashion. And well look at what the nominees were doing before they were stars. Rosemary, do you know who is an Ice Cream Truck driver before he hit it big . I dont. Are you going to tell me on the today show or what . You didnt even try you made no effort, rosemary. Ethan hawk . All right. Ethan hawk. Youre on record. Thats my bet. If you get it well bring a prize next week. Well tune in at 8 00 to get the answer. Now lets check in with the folks at meet the press. The immigration debate putting Homeland Security funding at risk will be the focus of discussion on todays show. Chuck todd moderator of meet the press, joins us now live for a preview. Good morning chuck. Good morning, rosemary. Hey, chuck, youll be talking this morning to Homeland Security secretary jay johnson. Radioing itight. Do you think his department will shut down this week . I think its a total unknown. I assume no. I mean here we already have a threat this morning. One of these al qaeda affiliates, this one in somalia making a threat including at the mall of america in the twin cities. So when you have a when were dealing in a week of actual Homeland Security threats, i cant imagine that were going to see Homeland Security funding not happen by the end of the week. That said, the immigration dispute is real. We had that judges ruling which put a halt to the president S Immigration action. Theyre appealing the decision at least to the point theyd like a stay so they can begin implementing it perhaps as early as monday or tuesday this week. How that goes could impact how Congressional Republicans respond. Its complicated, its a lot of Political Bank shots, but it does seem as if all of washington sometimes is not focused on the actual issue threat, which is security at home and of course dealing with isis abroad. Instead, we got caught up in semantics over what to call this threat and then this funding dispute, which in some ways is a side issue as well. On that note president obama, of course just wrapped up hosting a summit on countering violent extremism. Is it a legitimate controversy to debate the president s use or lack of use of the term radical islam . Well i think it is i think its a legitimate debate that were having here on you know, what is isis . Are they is this a strain of islam that is growing, or is it more like a cult . You know think of those Branch Davidians and the david koresh years. Is it Something Like that . So there is a debate going on. But what youll find on meet the press this morning is that when you hear president obamas rhetoric, its going to sound a lot more familiar than maybe folks realize, because its actually very similar to both rhetoric that Vice President cheney and president bush used in the eight years they were in office. This deal of dealing with islam, making sure the mainstream muslim world doesnt believe that the west is trying to engage in a war on islam, that is an issue. All right, chuck todd moderator of meet the press, thank you, chuck. You got it. You can watch chuck todds interview with Homeland Security secretary jay johnson, who will be a featured guest on meet the press this morning. It comes your way at 10 30 right here on nbc 10. Well be right back. To unlock the possibilities of tomorrow. Lift tab. Behold the beauty of balance. Crisp flakes of fiberrich bran. Answered by the perfect quantity of sun sweetened raisins. And with the sublime addition of icecold milk, the day begins. Sunll come out, tomorrow tomorrow is waiting. Own it, with kelloggs® raisin bran see you at breakfast™. And delight in temptingly tart and sweet new kelloggs® raisin bran with cranberries. Tonight is the biggest night in hollywood. The 87th Academy Awards will honor the movie industrys best from the past year. The red carpet is ready at the dalby theater. Eight films are vying for best picture. The theory of everything took home several awards at the Golden Globes but Industry Experts think the competition is mostly between the coming of age tale boyhood and birdman, Michael Keatons film about an actor trying to make a comeback. So i have a feeling that the academy is going to go for boyhood, because its a little bit more of a film that tugs at the heartstrings than birdman. Tonights wild card of course, is the blockbuster, american sniper. It has six nominations, including best picture and best actor for bradley cooper. Any picks . Any thoughts . It is so hard to call it. I know it. Good fimslms all year. I really enjoyed american sniper and boyhood. Im a boyhood person. I think its really cool over 12 years they shot it. Hard to compete with that. On a little bit more of a serious note we want to talk about the weather. Earlier this morning when you came in brittney you said yeah, its slick and slippery but its dangerous out there. It really is. You want to take your time. Foggy conditions out there, were pretty much done with the rain. Temperatures are hovering really close to the freezing mark. So when you step outside, theres a lot of leftover snow theres slush, and weve also seen a thin sheet of ice form on top of the slush. And this is affecting your sidewalks, your side streets, the bridges, the overpasses and so you want to be very very careful as we head into the rest of this morning. Thats going to do it for us for right now. Im rosemary connors. For brittney and everybody else here on nbc 10 well see you right back here at 9 00. Have a good one. Dave the effect that standardized testing is having on our students is already coming through, its already showing, and they havent even taken the test yet. My firstgrader came home the other day and cried, because he couldnt he didnt feel like going to karate practice. After he was done with his work, he said, mom, im just tired, and started to cry. In first grade. What are we doing . 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This as Scotland Yard closes in on where the girls are right now. Frightening crash. Racer kyle busch slams at high speed right into a wall at horrific crash for kyle busch who slid through the infield grass and went headon into the inside wall. He survived but wont be racing today, joining his