Reporter renee, we do not know that at least not yet. The Gloucester CountyProsecutors Office tells me the use of lights and sirens is determined by each individual department, but police work within a guidework or framework established by the attorney generals office. I reached out to the attorney generals office. Theyre going to send me the framework for that policy shortly. We went to a neighborhood near the fatal crash sight a short time ago. A wol told me the three boys were looking at Christmas Decorations in her front yard before the accident. The trio walked down elmer to delsea around 7 00 last night. One of the three was hit and killed by a police car. The officer behind the wheel was responding to a service call. The 10yearold was crossing delseas a known as route 47, never saw the Police Cruiser. Witnesses say the car did not have emergency lights or sirens on at the time. Police have not confirmed or refuted that. The Prosecutors Office handling the investigation. The other two children who were with the victim they were unharmed. The officer who was behind the wheel was take tonn to a local hospital and treated for minor injuries. Today im told he is doing as well as can be expected. Jesse gary nbc 10 news. Renee . Thank you. We are also following new developments from overnight in the search for the air asia plane that disappeared with 162 people on board. Air asia flight 8501 vanished after taking off from indonesia on its way to singapore. This new video shows search and rescue teams continuing to scour the java sea. Oil samples found by an indonesian helicopter will be collected and analyzed. The chopper spotted them about 37 miles from where airtraffic controllers lost contact with that plane. A different search teemam found some objects in waters 700 miles away. Officials arent sure if the discoveries are connected to the missing plane. They vow to continue the search despite bad weather. Dont really want to speculate until we find the aircraft we know what went wrong, then well look into it and see what we need to improve if we need to improve. Air asias ceo says their concern is for the wellbeing of the families of the missing passengers and crew. And were following a developing story this morning. The Italian Coast Guard says seven people were killed in the greek ferry fire. Two bodies were recovered from the ship today. Earlier authorities found four bodies in the water as well as the body of a greek man recovered yesterday from a lifeboat chute. Authorities say the evacuation of the ferry was completed today. 432 people were rescued from the boat. The captain was the last to leave. 49 people arrived in italy after they were rescued from the ferry. The passengers were wrapped in blankets. Some of the survivors were immediately taken to the hospital. Most are being treated for hypothermia and mild Carbon Monoxide poisoning. Now your nbc 10 first alert weather. Back at home after a cloudy start, were going to start to see some breaks of sun across our area. Taking a live look right now at the Philadelphia Museum of art. Temperatures right now are climbing to above the average for this time of year but that will soon change. Nbc 10 first alert meteorologist bill henley doing meteorology is here with the forecast for us. Hey, bill. We are seeing some breaks of sunshine thats a Welcome Change from the clouds that came over through the night with a few scattered showers but most of the shower activity was in delaware and south jersey. A gentle breeze blowing at the nbc 10 studios. It dropped down to 40 degrees first thing this morning in philadelphia. Now its 42 degrees. A northly i went lyerly wind will help hold the temperatures down. Look how nicely its cleared out north and west plenty of sunshine. Clouds are still hanging out over delaware and south jersey. They will slowly here this afternoon. You will see sunshine and the temperatures are climbing just ever so slowly. Now, 43 degrees in northeast philadelphia. Millville is 41 degrees, and finally pulling out of the thurts30s, reading and allentown are 41. With the wind factor, its just 234u6 just muff to makeenough to make it feel like the middle 30s in trenton. Partly sunny skies. More sunshine in the afternoon hours but temperatures this oft wont afternoon wont be a whole lot warmer than they are right now. They will be going the other direction starting tomorrow. Thank you, bill. No injuries in a house fire this morning in north philadelphia. The fire started at the home on north 28th street. This is before 8 00. Took crews 15 minutes to bring the fire under control. Were working to figure out how it started. Two people are dead in a row home fire on spruce street in reading around 8 30 most night. Someone who was in the area snapped this picture of the scene. We found it using our social media discovery app. Investigators have not identified the victims but neighbors say an eller di couple lived in this home. Theyre trying to figure out how the fire started but it does not appear to be suspicious. Investigators in philadelphia working to figure out if an overnight garage fire is suspicious. Two Police Officers were injured at the fire on arnott street. A shock absorber blew off the car and hit both officers in the legs breaking the leg of one officer. The other needed stitches. Two residents who live neared garage are out of their homes this morning. And in Bucks County Police say a man who shot an intruder who was trying to break into his apartment will not face any charges. It happened last night on bobolink drive in bensalem. The burglar hit one apartment where he stole a dog and then tried to get into a second apartment when the resident then shot him. What he was looking for were not really sure but one homeowner he confronted one homeowner who stood his ground and fired twice shooting hitting him both times. The suspect is in critical condition. Well stay on top of that story. Police in delaware say an 18yearold man led troopers on a chase in a stolen car before then crashing. The pursuit began after midnight when an officer sported the car go through the intersection of Old Baltimore pike and salem road. The chase continued until the car hit a curb at old coach road and Henderson Hill road. 18yearold Michael Gordon was taken into custody. He faces numerous charges. Six children are charged with trespassing after Philadelphia Police say they broke into a school. Investigators tell us the kids stole markers and other small items from the Walter Palmer charter school. The young burglars are all between the ages of 10 and 12. They are not Walter Palmer students. Police think the kids broke in after they heard the school was shutting down this week. A preliminary hearing this morning in Montgomery County for several people charged in a penn dot corruption scandal. Seven of the ten defendants appeared in court this morning. This video just into nbc 10. They are accused in an over billing scheme that prosecutors say cost taxpayers 1. 3 million. Two penn dot managers and eight contractors are charged in the case. The attorney general says those managers took kickbacks to look the other way ignoring falsified time sheets and mileage reports. A Burlington CountyCatholic School has raised almost half the amount of money it needs to stay hope. St. Paul Elementary School has raised about 120,000 so far according to the website. The Trenton Diocese gave the school a deadline of january 15th to raise 250,000 or else shut down. The diocese says it could no longer fund st. Paul because of declining enrollment. Eagles coach chip kelly speaks out this morning after his team wraps up a season that included ten wins but did not include a trip to the playoffs. The birds ended their year with a win over the giants at the meadowlands yesterday. Mark sanchez through for 292 yards. The final score, eagles 34 giants, 26. Coach kelly addressed the media earlier this morning. Youre all measured by one thing, do you win a super bowl or not win a super bowl. We didnt make the playoffs and we dont have the opportunity to compete for a super bowl. Next up is the draft. They have the 20th pick. A tense situation for Law Enforcement in california overnight. Someone fired shots at a Police Cruiser. Well have the latest on the hunt for the gunman coming up. And a rescue caught on camera. A little boy jumped from a burning home. Well have more on his dramatic escape. Seeing some sunshine now. Temperatures are climbing but its about to turn colder. Your hourbyhour future weather when we come back. 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Tensions still running high across the country between police in many communities and as nbc 10 National CorrespondentRichard Jordan reports thats making the road to a peaceful solution all the more political. Reporter this trust has grown between police and communities and now police and government officials. New York Police Commissioner bill bratton expects tensions will continue. I think its probably a rift that is going to go on for a while longer. However, we will be making efforts to sit down and talk with the Union Leaders in particular to deal with their issues. Reporter this weekend protests showed the divide. Some people gathered to support police, and many others demonstrated against recent Police Related deaths. Thousands of Police Officers turned their backs to a screen showing new york mayor bill de blasio at the funeral for rafael ramos. Many officers blame him for furthering the divide. The reality is the mayor of the city of new york should not be blamed for the murder of those Police Officers. That issue should not have been injected. Its wrong. Reporter the nypd called the demonstration inappropriate. This is a mayor that cares very deeply about new york city Police Officers, cares deeply about the divide in this city at this time, and is working very hard to heal that divide. Reporter but there is support for dialogue that will lead to change. One solution getting widespread support, those Police Body Cams ra. Many people believe those may help rebuild the trust between Police Officers and the communities they serve. Richard jordan nbc news washington. Los Angeles Police are searching for gunman they say opened fire on a police car last night. Officials say two officers were driving in the neighborhood when two people slot their squad car. Police have one suspect in custody. No one was hurt. A tense situation in texas as the family of a man shot and killed by police gathered to ask for justice. They were confronted by a Group Supporting the Police Officer things quickly got out of hand. 22yearold Carlton Smith was shot outside a nightclub early friday morning. Smiths family and friends are asking to see surveillance tape. The nightclub owner claims it shows smith shooting at a group. These are guy that is put their lives on the line. Both sides say they agree this case isnt about race but, instead, about finding the truth. At least ten people we want at a school in china. The scaffolding that collapsed happened during construction project under way at a high school in beijing. At least four other people were hurt. There are no reports of any students though being injured. Your mama said do it come on well this video capturing the emotions after a little boy jumped from his burning apartment to a neighbors arms. This was early Christmas Morning in birmingham alabama. Six people were hurt in the fire. Four of them kids. All expected to survive. Investigators say food cooking unattended on the stove started that fire. And a surfer in california survived a character attack over the weekend. The man was pulled under water by a young great white shark who bit down on his hip. The surfer was able to paddle to shore where he used the leash cord from his surf board to make a tourniquet. Two doctors who happened to be at the beach were able to help him until he was airlifted to a hospital. And breaking news now from london where a Virgin Atlantic jet bound for las vegas has made an Emergency Landing at Gatwick Airport after developing a problem with the landing gear. Taking a live look at the boeing 747. Its on the runway here. Emergency crews are on stand by. Well stay on top of this story for you. Were also learning about a plane from philadelphia to New Hampshire that had to turn back because of engine trouble. U. S. Air flight 5927 to manchester turned around but landed safely. Mechanics checking it right now. There were 75 passengers and crew members on board. A new era dawns for the United States and afghanistan. The u. S. Led coalition held a quiet ceremony yesterday to mark the end of its 13year combat mission. About 11,000 american troops will stay in the country to train and support the afghan military. The war in afghanistan was the longest in u. S. History. It killed more than 2,000 americans. Medical experts in west africa say malaria is killing thousands more people than ebola. According to doctors the push to stop ebola has hurt the countrys battle with malaria which is a preventable and treatable disease. In guinea malaria is the leading cause of death in children under 5. In adults only aids kills more people there. Well, back here in the u. S. The Ebola Response coordinator called a recent cdc lab accident unacceptable. A technic mishandled materials during an experiment may have come into contact with a live ebola virus. Os say the incident poses no threat to the public. And now to texas where george h. W. Bush could be released from the hospital soon. Thats the word from the former president s spokesperson. The 90yearold will remain in the hospital for the time being after he suffered shortness of breath last week. Now, your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley henley. A cloud ji start but skies are slowly clearing but temperatures, theyre still on the chilly side. Certainly colder than it was over the weekend. Well see more sunshine this afternoon, but dont look for temperatures much warmer than they are right now. Then it gets cold starting tonight, turning colder as we end the year and ring in the new one with cold weather, and if youre looking for snow if youre hoping for snow youll have to wait a while. Late this weekend theres a system that could bring us rain and then possibly some snow. Until then looking pretty dry. Nice and sunny in reading, 41 degrees. Philadelphia is in and out of the clouds 42 right now. And cape may is at 39 degrees. Look at the pocono mountains though. This is the view from blue mountain. Slopes are looking active. Sunshine mostly sunny skies this afternoon. Temperatures will peak above freezing. But cooler than what we saw over the weekend. Were down by seven compared to yesterday in philadelphia. 13 degrees colder in the pocono mountains and wildwood is 13 degrees colder. Add to that the wind blowing, not a terribly strong wind but just nof to make temperatures feel like theyre in the 30s for most of the area and even colder in the mountains. So kind of a cold day today, but dry. The rain we had overnight, just some scattered light showers, part of a system thats staying to the south. Its out of the picture for the rest of the day. In fact, wet weather is out of the picture until late in the weekend. Sunshine in the mountains, 35 degrees this afternoon for mt. Pocono. Low 40s for allentown, quakertown and reading, and a little wamer for trenton, northeast philadelphia mt. Holly, middle 40s today. Clouds will break this afternoon for cape may and atlantic city. Vineland and dover will see more sunshine during the afternoon hours and it will be middle 40s for the i95 corridor wilmington chester, and philadelphia. Philadelphia and vorhees, 46 degrees today. This is warm compared to whats coming our way. This is this afternoon, 3 00 this afternoon. There will be some clouds during the evening hours, so by 10 00 the temperatures in the low 40s. Back where we are in philadelphia with 30s north and west and then the clouds will thin out overnight tonight. So into tomorrow morning, thats when we will see the Colder Weather that will take us into the new year. 30s, low 30s at that to start with, northeast philadelphia at 7 00. Down to 32 degrees. You can see some 20s north and west pottstown and doylestown a low temperature of 30 degrees. Then the chance of wet weather for the weekend. We have the sevenday forecast coming up in the next half hour. All right. Thanks bill. If youre planning to start a diet as a new years resolution, boy, do we have news for you. There are new recommendations out about the amount of sugar you should eat each day. Well have those updated numbers coming up. Plus proof that Text Messages can help protect kids from the flu. Well explain that connection ahead. As you get set to make your new years resolutions, there are new recommendations about how much sugar you should have in your diet. The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee now recommends that people limit added sugars to 10 of their total daily calories. Now, currently the average is about 16 . The Committee Says there is strong evidence showing sugar increases the risk of obesity, diabetes, high Blood Pressure and tooth decay. If you get your hands on tamiflu be thankful. Doctors say the drug is in high demand and hard to find. Researchers expect a nationwide tamiflu shortage to last through february. Now, the problem stems from an early larger than usual demand for the drug. They say this years flu vaccine not as effective against the strain showing up. More people who are vaccinated are still coming down with the flu. It cant cure the flu but shortens the duration and eases 1i789s for many patients. Proof of the power of texting. Love this story. New Research Shows that fewer than half of children who need two doses of the flu vaccine actually get both doses. But threequarters of parents who receive texts with the vaccine due date clinic hours, and general flu information, they came back for that allimportant second dose. Thats compared to just over half who received a written reminder about the second dose. Well this is something weve always suspected. Getting your child to learn to play a Musical Instrument could be a big brain boost. A new study finds learning an instrument could help children to reduce feelings of anxiety, get a greater control in their emotions and help better focus their attention. The finding suggests musical training be used in treating psychological disorders in children. Were continuing to follow the search for that missing indonesian plane. Screws have been scanning the ocean. Well have the latest on this search. An eyeopening demonstration for some teens. See how one program is showing them what its really like to drive drunk. Ring ring . Progresso its ok that your soup tastes like my homemade. Its our slow simmered vegetables and tender white meat chicken. Apology accepted. Im watching you soup people. Make it progresso or make it yourself you say avocado old el paso says. Zesty chicken and avocado tacos in our stand n stuff tortillas. record scratch you say stand n stuff tortillas old el paso says. Start somewhere fresh this is nbc 10 news. A search for answers in the death of a 10yearold boy in Gloucester County last night. He was struck and killed by a Police Officer heading to a service call. This accident happened at delsea drive and elmer street in franklin township. Witnesses say the child was with two other boys looking at Christmas Decorations in her yard before the accident. The boys family said he was crossing delsea drive when he was struck. He never saw the Police Cruiser coming. Witnesses say the car did not have emergency lights or sirens on. The Gloucester CountyProsecutors Office is investigating this case. An autopsy on the boys body is now under way. Now to the latest on the search for that missing air asia plane. It will be expanding on to land areas but the search and rescue chief says it is believed that plane is at the bottom of the sea. The plane was carrying 162 people when it disappeared from radar yesterday shortly after the crew asked for permission to increase altitude because of rough weather. Not clear yet whether the oil patches and floating objects spotted in two separate areas year indonesia are from that flight. Officials say despite bad weather Search Operations will continue. Ship operation in the area and 15 airplane and helicopters operation. It is not operation in the sea, especially in the bad weather like this. Asia airs ceo says the airlines concern is for the wellbeing of the families of the missing passengers and crew. Now, your nbc 10 first alert weather. And we have warmer than average temperatures today as we take a live look at boathouse row in philadelphia. So when will things start to feel more like winter . Not that were rushing it. Nbc 10 first alert meteorologist bill henley is here with the forecast. I dont care if it ever looks like winter bill but i know that cant happen. A lot of people feel that way but winter chill is coming our way sooner rather than rater. There were clouds overnight, first thing this morning, that kept temperatures from getting all that cold this morning. But that will change over the next 24 hours. Visible satellite nice and clear north and west. Clouds in delaware and south jersey are going to linger into the afternoon and even this evening which will elevate the temperatures during the evening hours, but overnight tonight well watch the clouds thin out and thats when the temperatures will really come down. 43 degrees in northeast philadelphia. Washington township is at 40 degrees. Wilmington, Philadelphia International both at 42. Thats not much warmer than the low temperatures this morning. Were seeing 30s north and west for Pottstown Quakertown 39 right now. And low 40s in delaware. Most of south jersey is in the low 40s. Woodbine reporting 39 while its 44 in vineland. Breaks of sunshine but its not going to be as warm as what we saw over the weekend. The forecast is calling for clouds to break this afternoon, middle 40s this afternoon. Then it starts getting chillier at 6 00 this evening. By 9 00 40 degrees but after that were heading into the 30s and looks like freezing temperatures first thing tomorrow morning. Full sevenday forecast when i come back. All right. Thanks bill. A mudslide destroyed a beachfront cabin on washingtons wig bay island. Neighbors say the home belonged to a family that uses it as a vacation getaway. People in this area say they are stunned by the power of the earth. I have seen slides but its really crazy to come down and see a whole house is gone like all of their memories and everything just gone. So tonight the scattered navy blue house fortunately, no one was inside this house when the mudslide hit. From our jersey shore bureau, a man wanted for running over his girlfriend three times is now under arrest. He is charged with attempted murder. He was caught around 7 00 last night in toms river. Police say the attack happened early yesterday morning at a gas station on route 37 east. Police say he choked his girlfriend, got into his suv, and backed into her pinning her against a gas pump. He then rammed the vehicle into her two more times. Shes being treated at jersey shore medical center. Shes expected to recover. Philadelphia Police Investigating whether the victim of a hit and run could have been running from an armed robbery. The man was hit around 12 30 yesterday morning on whitaker avenue in feltonville. Hes hospitalized in critical condition. Authorities say they found a gun and mask at the scene, both of which matched the description given by a pizza delivery worker who was held up earlier in the night on tampa street. Detectives still looking into the possible connection there. Divers returned to the Schuylkill River yesterday to resume the search for shane montgomery. Nine divers from the garden state under Water Recovery unit began combing the water where his keys were found last week. The 21yearold West Chester University student disappeared early thanksgiving morning after a night out with friends in manayunk. They did an extensive search of most of the main street side of the river. With the current being the way it is the dive team believed thats the way shane would have gone. Shanes family has vowed to continue searching until hes found. The reward for information in the case stands at 65,000. This morning friends and family are remembering a young girl who captured the hearts of people nationwide as she battled a devastating illness. Hannah ginion lost that battle with krabbe disease earlier yesterday. Just shy of her second birthday. Her family posted this message on facebook. Hannah was called home to be with the angels. She went peacefully. Please keep us all in your prayers during this difficult time. Hundreds attended a vigil in little hannahs honor in leavitt town. She had a rare genetic disorder that damages the nervous system. If she had been diagnosed at birth dockers could have done more to help her. Thanks to her efforts pennsylvania has passed a new law that now tests for krabbe and five other disorders in newborns. She changed the world, and were so blessed to have everybody here for us because its something you cant go through alone. We wouldnt have got through this if it wasnt for everybody here. All these people. They all played their own little parts in every step of the way. There is no cure for krabbe disease. Its very rare only effects about 1 in 100,000 people. Inauguration day less than a month away and pennsylvanias next governor has put together a Education Transition team with strong ties to philadelphia. Governorelect tom wolf appointed riveras a the s aas the cochair. Other key appointments are the mayors wife lisa nutter and Kevin Johnson and Philadelphia Federation of teachers president jerry jordan. Wolf ran a complain inampaign increasing education equality. Wawa is expanding its headquarters. The plan was approved last week. Four New Buildings will be built at the red roof headquarters including Additional Office space and it would allow more than 200 employees now working in space at the old Franklin Mint complex to relocate. Happening today, preparations get under way for the annual new years eve Fireworks Show along the delaware river. This afternoon workers will load the shell that is will be used on barges at the navy yard. There will be two sugar house Fireworks Shows on the waterfront on new years eve. One at 6 00 p. M. One at midnight. The mummers are putting the finishes touches on their performances. But this year the tradition is undergoing changes. Organizers say declining membership, soaring costs, and elaborate productions have prompted the changes. There is a new shorter route. The mummers expect about 8,000 participants. Now, about a decade ago that number was as high as 12,000 but the numbersmummers say it wont take anything away from the show. Its amazing. I have been doing it a long time. Every year they top the show and music. Its unbelievable. Just makes you feel so proud inside. If you want a sneak peek at the mummers parade check out mummer fest at the Pennsylvania Convention center. It kicked off yesterday and runs through wednesday. The approach of new years eve is sure to prompt annual reminders about the dangers of drinking and driving. One new program is giving teens the experience of driving drunk without, of course them haferg to take a drink. The High Schoolers in the ford driving skills for life is asked to put on a drunk suit with weights that throws them off balance and drunk goggles that blur and distort vision. Then they get behind the wheel to experience what it would feel like to drive drunk. I feel like if you have a personal experience its easier to be like im not going to do it. Car crashes are the number one cause of death for 16 to 19yearolds in the u. S. Could new Technology Mean that one day youll never have to learn a Foreign Language . One program is helping speakers of different languages communicate in real time. Well show you how it works coming up. Real time temperatures are not moving all that much this morning, but we will warm up some this afternoon before it turns colder tonight, and then a chance of snow this weekend. The extended future weather when we come back. This is nbc 10 news. This morning investigators in texas are working to figure out what happened inside a home where four people were found dead. Police say a 9yearold boy called a relative and said a man inside the home had attempted suicide. That relative quickly called police and when authorities arrived, they found those four bodies. The 9yearold wasnt hurt. In texas five people were killed after a high rise fire. Evacuating residents was a huge challenge because of physical impairments of many of the people. The Obama Administration is on the verge of proposing long awaiting rules for commercial drones in the u. S. The key decisions are likely to come from congress in the new year. Officials from the faa have said they want to release proposed rules before the end of the month but other government and Industry Leaders say theyre likely to be delayed until january. A ban on commercial drone flights remains in place except for a few companies that have received exemptions. Some changes are coming to credit cards in the new year. One of the biggest changes involves new technology to protect against fraud. Companies are now embedding a computer chip in cards that generates a unique transaction code every time the card is used. Consumers will receive the new cards by the end of 2015. Companies have already begun mailing them out. U. P. S. Is launching a new Pricing System today. The company will start charging by size of packages for ground delivery in the u. S. And canada as it tries to offset fuel costs. U. P. S. Charges by weight and size for air shipments. Fed ex announced a similar move earlier this year. The controversial comedy the interview was an online hit over the holiday weekend. Sony pictures announced the film raked in some 15 million through online rentals and downloads making it the companys number one online film of all time. The interview also did well on the big screen. It made 2. 8 million at the box office. The satire about a scheme to assassinate north Koreas Kim Jongun was originally pulled from theater because of threats of terrorism. And gamers are back online. After three days of disruption Sonys Playstation Network is working. Experts say people may still experience some problems because of heavy traffic. A group called lizard squad is taking credit for causing the interference. It started on christmas day. Microsoft xbox service also went down but was back online a day later. Skype is video chat Software Many people use to communicate with friends and family overseas and at a distance. Now a new multilingual version of skype lets you translate live as you talk. Nbcs scott budman gave it a try. Reporter youre listening to instant translation via skype. The new skype, where i can have a conversation with telemundos Nancy Mattias in spanish and in english. Skype debuted its translator to a limited audience letting you translate a conversation between spanish and english in real time. And text in 40 other languages also in real time. The star trek translator we saw were getting closer to it. Translator is a step in the right direction although not yet easy to use. So that really opens up a big possibility for business for people, for consumers to really understand what is being spoken in other languages without having to speak it. I think its an exciting time for consumers, for businesses for anybody who is working in a multiling wage environment. Reporter a way to gradually bridge the gap. Using technology to bring people closer together. That was nbcs scott budman reporting. How cool was that . You will need windows 8. 1 to use this program, and theyre rolling it out very slowly at least initially. Well, six researchers are taking part in an out of this world experience in hawaii. Theyre living in a dome shaped building on a volcano to mimic a stay on the surface of mars. The eightmonth experience is part of a nasa funded study that looks at how well a small group of people can Work Together while isolated from society. This video tour shows theres no fresh food only freeze dried, no showers after workouts to save water. No facetoface contact with the outside world, and email is delayed 20 minutes like it would be on mars. To step outside they have to be fully suited just like they would be if they were on the planet mars. Kind of want to be astronauts when we grow up so this is maybe as close as we can get. The project simulates a realman mission to the red planet. Nasa hopes to have astronauts there in the 2030s. It will be six months to mars 500 days on the planet and another 6 months journey back to oert. If you call for a taxi in one russian city you may get taken for a ride in an unusual cab. They have transformed a combat vehicle into a taxi. The head of the company says the vehicles popularity is growing. It may not be easy for women and the elderly to get in and out of it. Why is that . Well, the Company Plans to add another former combat vehicle outfitted with leather seats, a mini bar, and a door on the side. Now, your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. Well its not exactly top down weather but you dont need the Armored Vehicle just yet to deal with the weather weve today. A little bit of a breeze is blowing. We have broken through the clouds in philadelphia. Boathouse row, a live view. The flags are blowing a little bit in the winds that are staying mostly below 10 miles an hour. Northerly wind at 8 miles an hour. Its 42 degrees and holding in the city. Clouds are still over cape may. Were tracking rain first thing this morning in cape may but now that is to the south. Its part of a system pulling away from us. There goes the last chance for any wet weather this year. Well have to wait until next year, first weekend of next year to see some rain and possibly some snow. 31 in mt. Pocono. Allentown and reading up to 41 degrees. And the winds just enough to make it feel like the 30s for most areas. 35 the windchill in trenton and 37 in wilmington. The radar nice and dry for philadelphia. The showers are now to the south. It was only rain overnight. It was too warm for anything else. Now that activity is pushing offshore. High pressure moving in will keep us dry for days until we get to the weekend. And with the High Pressure moving in it will slowly clear things out. Satellite showing some scattered clouds north and west. More cloudiness over south jersey and delaware but that changes after the new year. Celebrations should be dry. But sunday even though well get a dry start in the morning 7 00 in the morning, by late in the day theres a possibility of first rain and then snow. 4 00 in the afternoon a chance of some rain in delaware and south jersey and into pennsylvania, but theres colder air thats going to be moving in with the system if it stays acovereda according to plan. By 11 00 we could be looking at snow on the ground. A lot can happen between now and then. Well be watching that potential storm for late in the weekend. For today, partly sunny, cooler than over the weekend. High temperatures in the 40s this afternoon with those steady northerly winds up to 10 miles an hour. The cold really comes in tomorrow. You will feel the difference tomorrow morning. 20s and 30s to start with and just 40 degrees tomorrow afternoon. So most of the day tuesday will be in the 30s. Then its colder for the end of the year and the beginning of the year. Middle 30s wednesday afternoon after morning low temperature of 27 degrees. Back in the 20s as we ring in the new year on thursday. A high of 38 degrees and the wind will be blowing on thursday. So its going to actually feel colder than wednesday. Temperatures moderate a bit for friday. 40 degrees, up to 45 on saturday. But clouds will be building over the weekend and then late on sunday and into monday a chance of first rain, then possibly snow. Well be right back. This just in new york mayor bill de blasio speaking at a Police Graduation ceremony this morning. This comes just two days after hundreds of officers there turned their backs to a video monitor as the mayor spoke at a funeral for a murdered Police Officer. Rafael ramos was remembered saturday. He and his partner were shot and killed in their patrol car december 20th. Just minutes ago mayor de blasio had nothing but praise for the new recruits. You serve the people of the greatest city in the world. You serve in the greatest and finest Police Department on this earth. You are here for people in need 24 hours a day. Police unions have criticized de blasio as being too imp sympathetic to police critics. Crews in california are getting ready for the tournament of roses parade. There will be float and car decorating events associated with the tournament of roses. The parade in pasadena has been around for more than a century. It took him more than seven months, but a rhode island man has completed a Cross Country bike ride to benefit the make a wish foundation. Steve lass can i started in Washington State and traveled yearly 8,000 miles through 48 states. Can you imagine . Steve has raised nearly 22,000 so far. If you understand what its all about, helping children that really need it theres no greater cause. A lot of great people out there. His ride may be over but steve says he will continue raising money until he reaches his goal of 25,000. Hes almost there. Coming up this afternoon starting at 3 00 Portia De Rossi stops by to visit her wife on the ellen show. They address rumors theyre having a baby. And then this afternoon a lot of people like to have a night cap before bed but scientists have some bad news for you about what that drink is doing to your sleep. Well explain this afternoon on nbc 10 news at 4 00. I dont think i want to see that story, bill. What about the forecast . Scientists are always trying to take the fun out of everything. Its chilly outside today but it will turn colder over the next couple days as we head into the new year. Were watching temperatures Holding Steady for most of the area. 38 in Doylestown Pottstown is 38. While its in the low 40s in philadelphia, northeast philly is at 43 degrees and its 42 degrees right now at 5th and warton. A little warmer at 12th and spruce. Thats interesting. It might be worth a walk. Sunshine will be with us this afternoon but it turns colder for tomorrow. More like december. 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