31 degrees right now in philadelphia. Thats one of the warmer locations. 20s for wilmington, northeast philadelphia, north and west is in the middle 20s. Factor in the wind and it feels like 19 in philadelphia with a 17mileanhour wind. And at 17 degrees for pottstown and the polls start this morning, but we will see sunshine. 25 degrees at 7 00. By 9 00, the wind will be stronger, 30 degrees will feel like its in the middle 20s and 34 at noontime will feel like the upper 20s today. Hourbyhour future weather when i check in 20 minutes. This is a live look at the blue route. No accidents, no delays to report on 476. We still have some spots with overnight construction on the northeast extension, but no accidents to report there, as well. Heading into delaware, a live look at route 1. Everything is quiet in that area, but northbound on 95, we have some construction between 495 and maryland avenue. As a result of that construction, the left lane is blocked in that area. Chris . Several families are out in the cold right now because of a sinkhole. Officials in the Lehigh Valley ordered those evacuations after the sinkhole formed because of fears of a possible gas leak. This all happened on hampton road in bethlehem. And thats where nbc 10 jesse gary joins us live from. Jesse, what is going on now . Chris, ugi crew workers are going house to house checking the individual gas connections. You see two men right there checking the individual gas connections to each home to make sure those connections are sound before they can turn on the gas. Now, this follows the sinkhole development. Now, let me update the story. There are actually two sinkholes. The first is closer to the house and off in the distance. That is what brought crews here initially due to a water main break. While they were here, parked on the street to repair that, a gas Company Truck came up on the scene and a second sinkhole, the larger one in the middle of the street dropped in. We have a picture of that hole, i believe, on the screen. We can get a better look at how big that hole is. Theyre checking to make sure the four inch natural gas line inside that hole has not been ruptured. If thats the case and all the connection to these homes are okay, they will turn the gas back on. Well update you in about 30 minutes. It is 4 33. Grief counselors will comfort grieving students today at two Burlington County schools after two children were found shot to death inside their home. A Family Member found the victims yesterday in tabernacle on holly park drive. Friends and neighbors came together for a tearful candlelight vigil last night to remember the victims. Two other Family Members survived the shooting and are in critical condition. Investigators recovered a weapon at the scene. They say there is no active manhunt for the shooter. Authorities are not saying whether this was an attempted murder suicide. Right now theyre treating it as a homicide, but they are not looking for a suspect. Happening today, a federal judge could decide if new jersey can have legalized Sports Betting. The judge heard arguments yesterday in trenton at a hearing. On one side governor Chris Christie and state lawmakers who want Sports Betting at casinos and horse racing tracks. It will help the economy. The four other sports leagues and the ncaa who say lifting that ban will harm their integrity. No matter what the judge decides, a quick appeal is expected. Schools in Chester County will take two administrators to court. At a special meeting last night they voted to File Lawsuits against former superintendent Richard Cuomo and james denato. The two men are accused of sending racist texts and stealing money from the district. They damaged the School Districts reputation. Race day for the philadelphia marathon and begins with a health and fitness expo at the Pennsylvania Convention center. Meantime, more than 30,000 runners will take part in this weekend race. Many will run sundays marathon. We have a special section with advice on how to get prepared. Number one, wear something warm. Well, on sunday, though, it may not be too bad. Better than today. Warmer than today. Screams for help got a group of walmart shoppers to ditch their carts and run to the rescue. It was all caught on tape. Ahead, the Tag Team Action that ended with the suspects face on the blacktop. And digging out. The snow is done in buffalo, but there is a new weather fear now facing neighbors this weekend. It will take the weekend to dig out of the cold. It is back this morning. 29 degrees right now at 4 35. It is 4 37. 29 degrees outside. Penndot and police will launch the holiday safe campaign. Highlight the annual push to encourage safe driving this time of year. Police are expected to talk about how they will target drunk and aggressive drivers over the holidays. And today officials in the Lehigh Valley will target College Students telling them about the dangers of drinking and driving. The dui Highway Safety task force will hold its annual event at North Hampton Community College this morning. Law enforcement will offer up safety messages and test the students alcohol iq. Chris . As feet upon feet of snow isnt bad enough, people in the buffalo area have Something Else to deal with in the forecast, flooding. The forecast there includes rain and temperatures as high as 60, meaning all of this snow will start melting. Some parts of that area have more than five feet on the ground and all that weight is causing roofs to collapse on homes. The storm also caused at least ten deaths, most of those from heart attack and exposure. Part of the new york freeway is still closed and the nfl decided to move Buffalo Bills game against the jets to monday night in detroit. People who work for the pennsylvania turnpike are helping clear out busy interstate 90, which is still buried under several feet of snow. The team of 20 workers plans to stay up there through the weekend. Now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. A blustery day ahead. The wind is at 17 miles an hour in philadelphia. And even north and west, the wind is still blowing and look at wildwood, 16 mimileanhour wind. Add to that cold and you have wind chills in the teens and very low 20s right now. Feels like 21 in northeast philadelphia and millville. 17 degrees. The teens for pottstown and pocono mountains feel like the Single Digits this morning. Looking forward to sunshine. Satellites clear, but the warm up, not going to be great. Hourbyhour forecast shows by 10 00 this morning, 11 00 be in the low 30s and then it will be middle 30s this afternoon instead of the middle 50s, which we typically see this time of year. The afternoon temperatures running 20 degrees below normal. Stand by for sunny, but windy and cold one with temperatures in the 30s and today. But this weekend, a very different story. Much warmer weather is ahead. The sevenday when im back in less than ten minutes. It is 4 40 on friday morning. Just the fact that its friday morning, makes you feel a cupdle grees warmer, right . Yes, it does. Lets check on the roads right now and jillian mele is watching that. Jillian . Good morning, happy friday to you at home. The boulevard. No delays and no accidents to report down from fox street and very quick trip right now. Taking the boulevard to the schuylkill expressway, you shouldnt run into any problems. 76 is also pretty quiet. Drive times in just a second. Chester downed pole from an overnight sdkz aaccident. Go ahead and take third. Best bet to get around it. Just a minor detour for drivers out in that area. Then as i mentioned, 76 is very quiet. In both directions between the blue route and the vine. No issues or delays to report on 76 this morning, even route 202 which you see right here. 12 minutes between route 30 and 76. Chris . A suspect on the run gave that phraseeral meaning in new jersey. And a chase that didnt end well for a different suspect. Wait until you hear what walmart customers did after someone attacked a pregnant shopper inside the store. Take a look at these explosions. You cant hear them, but you see them. Part of the Coalition Airstrikes against isis in iraq. They launched those attacks on wednesday. They have control of a third of iraq and several parts of syria. President obama travels to las vegas today where he will sign off on the immigration plan he announced last night. The move allows millions of undocumented immigrants to stay in the u. S. Legally. But as nbc 10 National Correspondent tracie potts explains many say the president is overstepping his authority. You can come out of the shadows and get right with the law. Reporter immigrants cheered outside the white house. No one has given such an articulate defense of our community. Such a wonderful description of why it is we are deserving of action. Reporter president obamas offering temporary relief to as many as 5 million undocumented immigrants. Like the College Students he mentioned last night. They cant keep hiding scaring people. Reporter immigrants who have been here five years or have a child who is a citizen or came here can get a threeyear work permit if they pass a background check and pay taxes. Were paying taxes. So we deserve to be included in that. Reporter the government will focus on deporting gang members, suspected terrorists, immigrants who have broken the law. Felons, not families. Criminals, not children. Reporter republicans are threatening to strip money from the program or sue to protect legal immigrants. The president is effectively bumped them out of the line and bumped 5 Million People ahead of them. This is wrong. Its irresponsible. The president has said before that hes not an emperor. But hes sure acting like one. Reporter opposition, too, on the front lines. We are giving illegal immigrant more than we give american citizens. Its crazy. Now all of this wont happen right away. Young people who came here, children, wont be able to apply until february for the rest next spring. Tracie potts, nbc news, washington. And a group of people watched the president s speech at a church in West Kensington last night. A honduranborn woman here in the middle of a deportation received a deportation order and she took refuge to avoid being forced out of the country. The president s announcement means she could stay with her family, but she says its not enough. Im feeling sad because people in my family dont qualify. So, i think we need more. And she says she will stay in that church until her final deportation order is officially canceled. A police Union Official says the officer who shot and killed Michael Brown does not expect to face criminal charges. Ferguson officer Darren Wilson has stayed out of the public eye since the august shooting. Heres a live look from st. Louis where a grand jury is deciding whether wilson should be indicted. Brown attacked the officer and was trying to take his gun before the officer opened fire. Browns family said the 18yearold was surrendering. His dad wants everyone to remain calm, no matter what the decision is. We live here together. This is our home. We are strongly united. Continue to lift your voices with us and lets Work Together to heal to create lasting change for all people regardless of race. The grand jury decision could come any day now and well bring it to you as soon as it happens. Bill cosby takes his comedy show to florida today amid swirling allegations a woman who accused him of Sexual Assault spoke publicly for the first time. Asked me, would you like to come see my show . Of course i would. Tureece says cosby drugged and raped her in las vegas in 1976. Shes the fourth woman to publicly discuss her allegations. Cosby has not been criminally charged for any of those allegations. We have new video this morning from a walmart in arkansas. A pregnant woman says she was groped by a man, a different woman ended up taking down that guy and you can see him trying to get away and customers jumping into action. The Good Samaritan chased the man out of the store, tackled him in the parking lot. She said shes no hero. I told him, i was like, listen, you dont know me. But you never lay your hands on a woman. The victim and her unborn child were not hurt. The suspect is facing assault charges. In bergen county, a kenyan marathon runner is in jail after he tried to use his talents to get away. Cops say he took off when Police Arrived that scene of a crime last weekend. They say he ran five miles home and hid. Police found him, though. With meteorologist bill henley. Its friday. But it is cold outside. The temperatures were mild yesterday afternoon. The cold has returned this morning. 31 right now in philadelphia. Thats five degrees colder than yesterday and with the 17mileperhour wind it feels like its in the teens. Still blowing in the pocono mountains and theyre going to be able to make snow all day today and into tonight and tomorrow. 31 degrees right now in philadelphia at the airport. But the rest of the area is looking at temperatures in the 20s, blue bell is 28 and down to 25 right now in collegeville and its in the middle 20s for pottstown and gillbertsville is 27 and pottstown going to see sunshine and like the rest of the area, plenty of sunshine but not see a huge warm up as cold air is blowing in out of the northwest. Winds gusting to more than 20 miles an hour this afternoon. Bundle up and grab your sunglasses, too. At least well get bright sunshine today. 30s this afternoon will feel like theyre in the 20s and then tonight were back in the 20s tomorrow morning. But tomorrow afternoon well turn milder, up to 35 degrees and goes even warmer for sunday and monday. Sunday afternoon in the upper 50s, low 70s on monday. A chance of showers by sunday night and during the day on monday. But strong, gusty winds out of the south will boost the temperatures. And tuesday is looking pretty good, too, with a high of 62. Partly sunny skies but the temperatures dropping into wednesday when we could see rain to start with and some areas may be getting some snow by wednesday evening. Okay, all right. Way to admit it. Lets just celebrate friday. Did you hear what he slipped in there for wednesday evening . Nope, sorry, didnt hear it. Ten minutes before 5 00, lets check your ride to work. Not listening to him. Just kidding. Always listening to bill. Lets start off with a live look at 95 at girard avenue. Southbound side a few drivers out there. No accidents and no delays still on 95. If we see those delays on 95, this is where they typically happen in the morning and ill keep you updated on all the delays as they form. Area bridges looking good right now. From camden, no delays to report there either. All the bridges are in the clear right now as far as incidents go. Hatten township, a little bit of construction out there on route 68 in both directions right near nickelson road and that is expected to be active until 6 00 this morning. Chris . Top ranking officials in pennsylvanias government will get automatic pay raises. The annual cost of living adjustment is a 1. 6 increase. Some officials will get around 3,000 added to their yearly salary and those include governor tom corbett. The state Supreme Court justices,s attorney general will get raises when they go into effect january 31st. Camden schools want your feedback on new information being sent out to parents in march. Part of the plan to keep parents and families in the loop. Include the most up to date information on every Public School in camden. The school board will host neighborhood meetings next month to get feedback to hear from parents on what else you might like to see on those cards. Call the Communication Office for more information. Yanks off a plane. The request at that a local College Student gave. Plus, too close for comfort here. Giving pilots and airliners a midair scare. Sisters wedding well its only 100 calories, so youll be ready for that dress uhhuh. You dont love the dress . I love my sister. 40 flavors. 100 calories or less. 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 nbc 10 in Atlantic City yesterday for the demolition of a famous boarding home. The building set now to the closed trump plaza casino. The homes owner once refused to sell donald trump for 2 million. Carl icahn bought the home in august and could soon take control of the casino next door. Back to business at this Burlington County landmark following this massive fire. The fire hit the columbian Farmers Market and now the vendors have reopened. Some of the buildings not damaged are also open. Vendors have been relocated so the Farmers Market can get back to normal quickly. Investigators still havent nailed down the exact cause of the fire, but they say it is not considered suspicious. Five minutes before 5 00. Imagine asking a Flight Attendant for allergy medicine and then being kicked off the plane. It was no dream for a senior at villa nova university. She told nbc 10 she broke out into hives in charlotte, north carolina, wednesday night. She said when she asked the Flight Attendant for benadryl they peppered her with questions. Are you sure you havent been out of the country in the past 30 days . Im like, im positive. Are you sure you are not having a fever or sick . Im positive. Just hives. We reached out to the airline, which told us the subject of ebola never came up. U. S. Airlines said it paid for a hotel room for katie and her flight back to philadelphia thursday morning. 4 55 and right now there is a growing danger in the skies around new york. In the last four days, there have been three near misses between drones and commercial jetliners landing at jfk. On sunday, a Virgin Atlantic flight had a close call. Just a minute later, the pilot of a delta flight said a drone flew over his planes wing and on wednesday a jetblue crew spotted during its final approach. Get suck into a jet engine. The amount of damage done by a bird, could beismlified by the metal parts. We have to educate the public. We hope, i pray that that education doesnt require a terrible tragedy. Now, police sent up a chopper to find those drones and whoever was operating them but had no luck. Wilmington city council wants to clean up the airwaves. Passed a resolution ask on vulgar and graphic content. Some radio stations that reach wilmington are not abiding by those regulations. Supporters say music played on contemporary urban stations promote negative and violent attitudes towards women and it promotes disregard for human life. Unfortunately, our children, our Young Children are on the way to school listening to messages about murder and drug use and on the way to school. Council passed the resolution unanimously. Did raise concerns over freedom of speech. Area hotels are overflowing for pope francis visit next september. Local parishes are asked to open their doors to visiting family and students. The pope is so different to his predecessors in terms of his popularity. There is certainly going to be a very significant impact, well beyond just the center city district. Officials believe the popes visit will also help generate tens of millions of dollars for the local economy. Happening today, the u. S. Capital gets its Christmas Tree. The white spruce was harveted in Minnesota Three weeks ago. Once in place, the tree will be decorated with thousands of ornaments made from people by minnesota. The capital Christmas Tree lit on december 2nd and remain each night through january 1st. Macys unveiled its christmas displays in new york city last night. This years display is entitled santas journey to the stars. Tells the story of a young boy named alex which enables him to experience christmas on other planets. Gets gifts on mars, mercury and venus, as well. The largest auction is under way. The produce auction in union county, pennsylvania, started yesterday. Dozens of buyers flocked to the auction looking for garland and wreaths and other festive decor. I love saying decor. Once everything is snapped up, the auctioneneers will start in on the 50,000 Christmas Trees up for sale. How would you like that, buy a Christmas Tree at an auction. Were not even at thanksgiving. Lets get through thanksgiving first. Youre watching nbc 10 news. At 5 00 a. M. Starts right now. Nbc 10 breaking news. And were following that breaking news in North Hampton county where some families are out in the cold because of what you see on your screen there. A large sinkhole that swallowed a truck and triggered a danger that forced people out of their homes. Schools in a Burlington County community will offer counseling following a shooting that killed two children and left another child and a mother critically injured. Youll need the big hat and scarf this morning. Back in the chiller at 29 degrees in philadelphia. Feels colder than that with the wind chill out there as we look at Liberty Towers in center city. Well tell you when and if we will see a warm up. Good morning and welcome to nbc news today. Im chris cato. Im tracy davidson. Meteorologist bill henley said earlier, it feels like ani ice box. Temperatures in the 20s for much of the area and the wind is blowing and clear view across center city looking across the delaware and not any clouds to start with today. Bright sunshine but until the sun is up, temperatures keep coming down. Right now in philadelphia, 30 degrees and look at the 20s for northeast philadelphia and wilmington and parts of the city are in the 20s. Rocksborough 27 degrees and 29 in northeast philadelphia. With the wind, feels like 16 in trenton and 19 in willemten and cold, blustery day is ahead. Plenty of sunshine, yes. But, heat, thats missing. 29 at 9 00. 33 degrees at lunchtime. Well feel like its in the 20s. Well go through it neighborhood by neighborhood when im back in less than ten minutes. Right now first alert traffic reporter jillian mele has a look at a traffic commute. Good morning. Good morning starting off in the lehigh v
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