The wind is making it feel like its in the teens and even colder air is coming. Its 4 30. Good morning. This is nbc 10 news today. Im tracy davidson. And im chris cato. We have live First Alert Team coverage this morning to prepare you for this cold blast and the potential dangers that come with it. Lets begin with meteorologist bill henley in his first alert forecast. Bill its going to get colder throughout the day, or at least feel colder right . The wind is going to kick in. The wind is pretty light right now. Where we are seeing a little bit of a breeze, it makes it feel like its 15 degrees. For example, in center city the windchill 15. The wind is stronger above building level, but its going to work its way down to the surface, making for a very cold day. Temperatures well below freezing. Were at 19 degrees here at nbc 10 and that has led to some icing after the snowfall yesterday. Its just a light snowfall. Those icy spots with us this morning. Bitter winds through the day and near record cold coming in tonight. 21 degrees right now in philadelphia. Its 18 in wilmington and 14 degrees in allentown. Your hourbyhour forecast is calling for a cold windy day today with a brief snow shower possible as we head into the midday hours. Ill show you the future weather hour by hour when im back in ten. But right now, lets check in with first alert traffic reporter jillian mele. Good morning jillian. Good morning, bill. Lets start with the one accident were following so far this morning out of new jersey. This is happening in Burlington Township southbound side of route 130 blocked at lincoln avenue. You can take 295 as your alternate there. Heading into pennsylvania for a live look at the blue route. This is right at the midcounty toll plaza. You can see traffic is getting by. No accidents, no delays the entire length of the blue route, so thats good news. But you have to keep in mind you can expect slippery spots, especially on the on and offramps and on side streets, secondary roads. So, slow it down out there this morning. Bridges, we are seeing speed restrictions on most of the area bridges to 35 Miles Per Hour just because of the conditions out there with the ice. And for drivers in new jersey the 42 freeway, not seeing any significant delays out there. And as i mentioned, all of the area bridges have speed restrictions in place. Tracy . All right, jillian, lets talk more about those conditions. Black ice is the culprit for several cars spinning out overnight in germantown. Skyforce10 was over the scene where you can see the icy patch on roosevelt boulevard between 9th and berkeley. No one was hurt, but again, it highlights the danger that you may face on the roads this morning. Nbc 10s katy zachry is live in the fox chase section of philadelphia. Are drivers having trouble there, katy . Reporter hi tracy. Throughout the morning, weve been on the road with not a lot of drivers, but weve seen people not really having a tough time on the primary or secondary roads, like cottman avenue which is not far from us and central right here. But unfortunately, if your commute takes you on some of the smaller roads, a side street like this one here in fox chase, you could be in for a slick commute this morning. Thats because many of the side streets have not been plowed, like this one, and thats created a layer of ice. Now, icy conditions in center city caused a driver to crash into a business on walnut street last night. A tow truck driver who was at that scene tells us hes been running around from crash to crash because of the icy conditions. And as you mentioned, black ice on the roosevelt boulevard earlier this morning caused a crash. Skyforce10 was over that scene between 9th and berkeley. Fortunately, that has now cleared. So, coming up at 5 00 well take you to some icy patches in pottstown and ill find out if those routes are still causing problems for drivers this morning. Thats in about 25 minutes. Reporting live in fox chase, katy zachry nbc 10 news. All right, katy. And you can take the First Alert Weather Team with you through this cold blast. For uptotheminute forecasting with our nbc 10 first alert weather app for your smartphone or tablet. Its a free download. You can get it right now at nbc10. Com. 4 34 now. Skyforce10 was over this massive house fire in bucks county overnight. Look at these pictures. It happened in new briton on curley mill road. Youll see that firefighters found heavy flames shooting out of the home. When we get that video for you. There it is. We apologize for the graphic there over part of the screen but you can see how big the flames were. Four people managed to escape unharmed, but their house was destroyed. This morning investigators will begin looking for a cause. Nbc 10s jesse gary will have a live report later showing us the conditions that firefighters faced there. This morning there are new developments in the search for airasia flight 8501. Officials say they have found the tail of the plane at the bottom of the java sea, and this is important because the tail holds the planes black box. Also, crews found two more bodies but well more than 100 people are still missing. The airasia flight went down on december 28th. It left from indonesia heading to singapore. 4 35 now. The university of delaware is taking some steps to prevent sex assaults on campus. A task force will make recommendations on how that school can improve Sexual Harassment and assault policies. The commission will review education and Training Programs hold hearings to get input and conduct online surveys to gauge just how prevalent campus sex assaults have become. The university of delaware is among 92 universities under investigation by the u. S. Department of education for how they respond to sexual silence. 4 36. New this morning, football will return in the fall at a north Jersey High School that made National Headlines for hazing scandal. In Middlesex County the sayreville superintendent made the announcement last night. The high schools football season was canceled in october after players were accused of locker room hazing. Seven players are facing charges. The school board plans to make a decision on the head coachs future soon. Well another closed casino off the market. The empty gaming hall in Atlantic City that could have a new future on the horizon. Well tell you about that. Plus Chris Christie for president. New clues this morning about when we may learn if new jerseys governor will make a run for the white house. And a Police Officers body camera catches his neardeath experience during a traffic stop. Cold start this morning, and we are looking for icy spots. Some slippery conditions after the light snowfall yesterday. Winds will be kicking in. Right now its just plain old cold at 19 degrees now at 4 37. 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. And try progresso chili. Slowsimmered, homemade taste. Its 4 39 and new this morning, mercedesbenz is moving its u. S. Headquarters from north jersey to atlanta. Mercedes made that decision yesterday. Some 1,000 jobs will leave Bergen County when the carmaker moves in july. New jersey Officials Say they lobbied mercedesbenz for weeks to stay put, but the germanbased company said one reason for the move was to put the headquarters closer to its manufacturing plant in alabama. In the Atlantic City casino crisis according to reports, a Pennsylvania Real Estate company has agreed to buy the Atlantic Club casino hotel. Endeavor Property Group is linked to a deal to buy the property, and right now the sale price is unclear. The Atlantic Club is under certain restrictions which prevents it from becoming a casino again. It closed youll remember, in january of last year. And this morning were learning more about the deal surrounding the former revel casino. Developer glenn straub says he hopes to complete the deal to buy revel within the next 30 days, but its up to the court system. He says he wants to make the property 49 casino 51 resort. A final sale price of revel still needs to be agreed upon. A Chester CountyChurch Closed its doors last night after 60 years in the community. Parishioners gathered for a final service last night at st. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church in south pottstown. The church struggled financially over the past few years. Members will be able to attend four other lutheran churches in the area. Now, your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. Layer up this morning. Youre going to need it especially this afternoon. Its cold outside right now not much wind just yet, but well see winds of near 40 miles an hour this afternoon. 21 degrees, feels like 15 and thats just with a 5mileanhour wind which is out of the southwest right now. Calm for much of the area but the winds kick in as the day goes on and will likely blow a few scattered snow showers through the area. Noontime, you can see a few flakes falling in allentown and reading, possibly a few flurries reaching philadelphia during the midday or early afternoon hours, and that will drop the temperatures in the low 20s. But the windchills will be dropping into the Single Digits today. So bitter winds, occasional flurries or a brief snow shower nothing like what we had yesterday. And temperatures in the 20s that will feel much colder today. And tomorrow it will be much colder. The sevenday forecast when im back in ten. All right, bill. 20 minutes until 5 00 now. Of course what you want to watch out for on the roads is that threat of black ice thats out there. Weve been talking about that threat and seeing video of spinouts from overnight. Thats what youll face as you head out the door this morning. Jillian meles been looking at conditions out there. Good morning. No big accidents to report right now. We have one accident in new jersey from the overnight hours, but nothing significant happening right now on a lot of the highways including 76 right around the conshohocken curve. The lines of green mean no delays out there. No problems on 76. Drive times pretty average, 12 to 13 minutes in both directions between the blue route and the vine. And that accident i was talking about out of new jersey is happening right now, route 130 southbound is still closed at lincoln avenue. You can take 295 as your alternate. Tracy . 4 42. Theres a new investigation this morning into governor Chris Christies ties with cowboys owner jerry jones. Well tell you why some lawmakers say hes breaking ethics rules. Plus the help philadelphias offering homeowners with a broken heater and no money to fix it. And a centuriesold time capsule opened for the first time. The items historians say sam adams and paul revere put inside. Turn around every now and then i get a little bit hungry and theres nothing really good around turn around every now and then i get a little bit tired of living off the taste of the air turn around, barry finally, i have a manly chocolatey snack and fiber so my wife wont give me any more flack i finally found the right snack lq . 4 45 right now. A live look outside at the ben franklin bridge. It could be an icy commute, so take some extra time plan for it, and heat up the car, because its chilly outside. Temperatures in the teens. Well get an update from bill henley and from jillian mele, coming up. And youve got to see this. This morning, new video from an officers body camera during a violent traffic stop in new mexico. The driver of this suv turn it off. Opened fire on the officer right there. Amazing. Hitting the officer three times. The good news is and you see the shell casings still flying there as the officer returned fire. The officer is expected to make a full recovery. Police tracked down the suspect after a threeday manhunt. Hes facing a long list of charges, including attempted murder. Chris christie will make a public move toward running for president later this month. Thats according to a report from the washington post. The word comes about christie a day after former Florida Governor jeb bush announced hes forming a Political Action committee. So far, no comment from christie, but he did say in december that he would talk with his family over the holidays and then make his decision in january. Well rumors swirl of governor christies president ial run and one Political Group is calling for an ethics investigation into his ties with Dallas Cowboys owner jerry jones. Some say christies gubernatorial affection may have benefited jones financially. Allegations surface that christie encouraged the Port Authority to give a World Trade Center contract to joness firm in 2013. Combine that with the all expenses paid football trips that some say may have violated christies state ethics laws. The appearance of inproprietary is as important as whether or not Chris Christie did something unethical. Christies office says hes allowed to accept trips from jones because hes a personal friend. The committee that investigated the George Washington bridge scandal may review this as well. 4 46 now. This from our delaware bureau. Former Senate CandidateChristine Odonnell is now at the center of a lawsuit for illegally using campaign donations. They claim she used 20,000 for rent and utility payments on a greenville townhouse that was her headquarters in the 2010 campaign. Authorities also say she lived upstairs for ten months in that house. Odonnell has denied the allegations. Jury selection begins today in the trial against toyota for a deadly crash that happened nearly a decade ago. The driver who caused the crash claimed his camry suddenly sped up it june of 2006 and crashed into another car, killing three people. He actually went to prison but always insisted it was the car at fault. He was freed two years later after reports of Toyotas Camrys mysteriously accelerating and now has filed this suit. Toyota claims the car was not defective. Nascar driver kurt buschs assault investigation is now in the hands of delaware state prosecutors. Buschs exgirlfriend claims that he choked her and hit her head against a wall inside his motor home at the Dover International speedway in september. Police have completed their investigation now, and now prosecutors have to decide if they will file charges. Busch denies the allegations. The Housing Market is getting a boost in the new year and analysts say lower gas prices may be fueling the surge. Bankers estimate that lower gas prices have added about 100 to a persons monthly income which translates to an 11 boost in purchasing power on a starter home. Real estate experts say sales are heating up in some suburbs. People are feeling far more comfortable with that extra money in their pocketbooks, and yes, our traffic has been very high. Mortgage rates have also fallen, thanks to lower oil prices. Despite the drop in Oil Prices Many families need help heating their homes during the cold winter months. Philadelphias heater hotline has been swamped with calls from people who just cant afford to fix their broken oil furnaces. If you qualify, the heater hotline will either repair your heater or possibly convert an old oil furnace to a highefficiency gas heater. And that could mean big savings on your next bill. It will be just wonderful ive been through it but i just i made up my mind stop complaining, you know and be patient. You can get more information about philadelphias heater hotline at nbc10. Com. 4 inches of snow in washington, d. C. , gave the white house a fresh look. The region was caught off guard a bit yesterday after forecasters called for only an inch or two of snow. Parts of virginia and maryland got slammed with more than 6 inches making the morning commute a big mess especially for parents trying to get their kids to school on time. And while some schools issued delays or closed altogether, many in d. C. And virginia did open on time. We were not caught off guard, because bill had it right all the time. The timing he told us exactly it would come in during the rush hour. You said it would be fast 1 to 2 inches. Exactly like bill said it would be. In the afternoon, he said it would start tapering off around 3 00. I was watching my clock and the flakes were just starting to disappear. It was perfect. It was just for you, that forecast. Thank you. Well today we will see a few flurries at times, maybe even a brief snow shower but nothing like what we had yesterday. But the real story is the cold. A bitter wind is going to be blowing during the day. You can see its already blowing the manmade snow. That is happening right now in camelback. Thats a live view from camelback. The winds are going to be picking up. We could see winds gusting to 40 miles an hour today. Right now its a fairly light wind. In fact much of the area is seeing no wind at all. Here at nbc 10 just a gentle breeze blowing, but its just enough to make it feel even colder this morning. Look at the teens for reading and Atlantic City. 15 degrees. While its 23 degrees in philadelphia. Its a snowy scene in the pocono mountains. And a few scattered snow showers will be blowing through the mountains and into the Lehigh Valley and possibly even philadelphia by midday. And through it all, its going to be cold. Look at this, 15 degrees in pottstown and doylestown 18 in wilmington. Lancaster is 5 degrees right now going to roxborough its 19 20 in northeast philadelphia while south phillys at 22 degrees. A cold blustery day. Your hourbyhour windchill, as the wind kicks in it will feel like 13 degrees in philadelphia at 10 00. And then watch the temperatures drop with gustier winds this afternoon. 2 00 a few scattered snow showers will feel like 8 degrees in allentown, 9 is what it will feel like in philadelphia, and its going to stay cold right on through this afternoon. And by this evening, the temperatures go even lower. 3 degrees is what it will feel like in philadelphia. By 11 00 tonight, its going to feel like its 7 degrees below zero in northeast philly and in trenton. So, much colder air is getting ready to move in as if its not cold enough already. Temperatures in the 20s this afternoon, but with winds gusting to 40 miles an hour its going to feel like it is in the Single Digits and teens. Tomorrow we will be in the Single Digits to start with just 22 degrees. Theres a possibility of pipes freezing tomorrow morning. Near record cold temperatures for thursday. Friday it will be cold but not as cold in the morning, teens for friday and saturday mornings. 28 the high on saturday with sunshine but clouds start moving in on sunday. Then theres a chance of some snow showers monday and possibly a combination of rain and snow tuesday. Eight minutes until 5 00 now, and this morning were watching out for icy spots on roads. Havent seen any so far this morning, but the morning commute hasnt really started to begin. Lets check with jillian mele and see what shes seeing. Jillian . Good morning. Im sure theres a ton of icy spots out there, especially on your side streets, your neighborhood streets the on and offramps. Thats what you have to watch. Speaking of those ramps, in the Lehigh Valley there is an accident 22 westbound, the offramp to 191. Thats going to be blocked, so keep that in mind if you are heading out in the Lehigh Valley. Aside from that the only other problem were dealing with is in new jersey route 130, southbound closed at lincoln avenue because of an overnight accident there. You can stick to 295 as your alternate. Keep in mind area bridges, we are seeing speed restrictions on all of the local bridges down to 35 Miles Per Hour just as a precaution, because of icy conditions. Slow down and leave yourself extra time. Chris . All right, jillian. 4 53. Today, Orthodox Christians are celebrating christmas. They celebrate the julian calendar. The patriarch of jerusalem arrived yesterday ahead of time for Christmas Eve services here. Public embarrassment to cut down on crime. The strategy a local Police Department is using thats actually working. And a hidden surprise from one of our founding fathers. Wait until you hear what was inside this 220yearold time capsule capsule. 6 five minutes before 5 00 right now. One western Pennsylvania School district is reviewing its food preparation practices after it served rice with bugs in it. It happened at three Elementary Schools in west Allegheny School district, which is just east of pittsburgh. The brown rice had weevls in it commonly kept in stored grain products. School officials think that the rice was contaminated before it was delivered. 4 56. Police in one delaware town say shoplifting has dropped since a new program was put in place. Listen to this. Four months ago, dover police started posting mug shots of people arrested for that crime. The pictures were posted weekly on the departments website and social media accounts. Officials say complaints of shoplifting have gone down almost 20 . Happening today in philadelphia, were expecting to learn more about the plans for the 20th annual Martin Luther king day of service. Mayor Michael Nutter and Community Religious Leaders will be at the briefing today. The regional king day of Service Includes pennsylvania new jersey and delaware. It happens on january 19th. The king day of service honored dr. King by citizens taking action on community concerns. Considered the largest king day event in the country, what happens in philadelphia. And tickets for the philadelphia orchestras free Martin Luther king jr. Tribute concert will be available today online. That concert happens on january 19th at Girard College chapel. You can get tickets starting at noon. Weve set up a link on our website, nbc10. Com. Montgomery county residents are sharing their vision for the future. Tonight, county commissioners are rolling out their plan for montco 2040. It focuses on making the community more connected, sustainable and profitable over the next 25 years. Air quality tests showed nothing alarming at the Old Princeton hospital demolition site. Several people had complained of a metallic taste in their mouths while walking near the site. The town engineer is asking anyone with abnormal symptoms to report them. Additional environmental tests will be completed by midjanuary. Three philadelphia restaurants made the list at the topgrossing restaurants in the u. S. And they are all steven star businesses. Kont mental midtown, buddakan and mark all had food and beverage sales of more than 10 million. Last year. A peek into the past in boston. A piece of 18thcentury history is seen in the present day for the first time. Its a time capsule from 1795. It was removed from the granite cornerstone of the statehouse. Historians think it was put there by revolutionary war luminaries sam adams and paul revere among others. Carefully opened to reveal old newspapers and silver and copper coins. Also inside a gold medal depicting George Washington and a silver plaque inscribed by paul revere himself. Such a sense of history and being connected with the past in a way that not very many people have an opportunity to experience that close up. The capsule was removed because of a Water Filtration project. State officials hope to display the contents and then put the capsule back in the cornerstone, possibly with some new items from 2015. We often see people put things in the capsule, but we rarely see it when they find one. Was nicolas cage involved in the discovery of that capsule somehow . There was a map involved and everything. Theres a movie in the making there. Youre watching nbc 10 news. Nbc 10 news today at 5 00 a. M. Starts right now. Fire and ice. Flames consumed a bucks county home as temperatures plunged overnight. Were live with new information on the frigid firefight. An icy commute. Skyforce10 captured the crash caused by slick streets. Its a reminder to take it slow as you head out this morning. Better take it slow and better bundle up. Nbc 10s First Alert Weather Team is tracking dangerous cold. 19 degrees right now in philadelphia as we take a live look at traffic picking up on i95 in south philadelphia. Its going to feel colder than that when the wind kicks in later. Were talking Single Digits today. Good morning and welcome to nbc 10 news today. Im chris cato. And im tracy davidson. Take note of the first alert weather symbol at the bottom of your screen. We have issued that alert so you can be aware of the dangerous conditions as you head out the door this morning. Nbc 10 first alert meteorologist bill henley is here to help you prepare for these chilly temperatures. Downright cold temperatures, bill. Yeah, the temperatures are actually lower than yesterday. The winds, though not bad just yet. Theyll be kicking in during the day and winds could be gusting to 40 miles an hour. Dry over center city. There is a chance those same winds that will give us windchills in the Single Digits may also blow in a brief snow shower during the day, but there are some slippery spots left over from yesterdays snow. Bitter winds kick in as the day progresses. Later this morning, this afternoon, especially cold air. And then it gets colder tonight even without the wind. Well see records or near record cold temperatures overnight tonight and into tomorrow morning. 10 is what it feels like right now in philadelphia. Well, the actual temperature is 23 degrees. The windchill is 9 in trenton and 1 right now in lancaster