By noon, 49. Temperatures falling heading into the afternoon. 46 degrees by 4 00 p. M. And cooler, it will feel more like christmas as we push into the afternoon hours. Ill have your 7day forecast coming up. Christmas. The archbishop led the faithful in prayer. Mass will be at 8 00, 10 00 and again at noon. And christians gathered in bethlehem to Mark Christmas eve. The square was decked out in white and yellow lights and a towering christmas tree. About half of pilgrims made the journey. Analysts blame the war in gaza for the lower turnout. And church goers gathered in the Lehigh Valley towni[u r in bethlehem county. 5 32 a. M. You are not alone on christmas. Thats the message and the mission of a local clarity that offers comfort to homeless veterans. Jesse gary is live in center city. And you mentioned problems veterans have from getting help. Is this beyond the scandal involving the wait times for treatment . Reporter it is. Last hour we mentioned a report that showed the number of homeless vets in the country has declined, but that same report shows the national v. A. Call center missed thousands of tuptss to connect with homeless vets because their phone calls went to a recording during peak times. Its that type of gap in the system that has led many nonprofits around the city to take to street several times each month to do outreach with homeless vets. Staph staffers will hand out food, clothing and toiletries to about 100 people. Mostly we get a lot of donations especially away this time of year. So we like to share it with the less fortunate. Reporter they will start their outreach here at logan square and then work to other parts of the city. Now, coming up in the next 30 minutes or so, we talk about trying to get vets off the streets, but for some, its very difficult and may not happen at all. Ill explain why coming up in 30 minutes. Jesse gary, nbc 10 news. Pope francis celebrated Christmas Eve are a late night mass. Thousands gathered for the popes blessing. In his homily, he said the birth of jesus christ showed the patience, closeness and tenderness of god. And the holy fathers visit to philadelphia is still nine months away, but planning is picking up even during the holiday season. Organizers from the world meeting of families say theyre tackling issues both large and small. Everything from housing and rans porting the more than 1 million expected visitors to things like buying and storing millions of mass booklets and communion wafers. This will be his first trip to the u. S. Happening today in bucks county, a christmas tradition dating back to 1776 will be renewed along the dwell weelawa river. Thousands are expected to witness the annual reenactment of George Washingtons cross the delaware. Actors will row across the river in replica colonial boats away 1 00 this afternoon. His toriance consider the crossing a turning point in the american revolution. Last minute shoppers take heed. Some stores in the area will be open today. That includes most 24 hour 7elevens and cvs locations. Most rait aid stores will have hours about 7 00 a. M. And 7 00 p. M. Walgreens will also be hope between 8 00 and 6 00. While walgreens pharmacies will be open 9 00 to 5 00. And if youre looking for a bite to eat, youll have some options out there. Dennys is open all day and night. Some applebees locations have hours. Certain boston market, Golden Corral and ruby tuesday restaurants will also be hope. And if you need a calf fee fffe starbucks has hours. On nbc10. Com, there a full list of restaurants open today and you can also download the new iphone app. Movies on popular and today some people will see the movie at the center of an international controversy. The entinterview. Sony had pulled the movie after hackers threatened violence. The United States blame north korean government for the threat. Sony changed its mind after much opposition and theyre releasing the movie to mostly independent theaters. It is also available online. You can watch it on youtube and google play for about 6. And you can also catch it through xbox. An overnight house fire in delaware september ont one pers hospital. He is being treated for smoke inhalation because is expected to be okay. No other injuries were reported. The cause of of the fire is still under investigation. In northeast philadelphia, the family of a woman killed in a hit and run wants justice. Police say a pickup truck or tow truck hit theresa tuesday night as she crossed state road. Witnesses said the driver was speeding and dsidnt even hit hs brakes after the crash. This is nonsense. Every mothers nightmare. If anyone can please help will us find whoever it was that did this to my daughter, we would greatly appreciate it. Police are investigating and right now, theyre hoping to find Surveillance Video of that deadly crash. 5 37. Trying to take down the competition. This morning the latest legal battle between tax sis and the service known as uber. Protests broke out on Christmas Eve after a Deadly Police involved shooting of an 18yearold man. Were following the latest developments in a story we first brought to you as breaking news yesterday yesterday. And you can see the flags moving. Im tracking windy conditions that will last through awful today. Cooler air moving in and light rainfall is tapering off. What to expect on your Christmas Day. Were still seeing light rainfall moving through, but it will clear out in the next hour or two. You can see the clearing edge much all of that rainfall, were almost done with this system. We are seeing snow across the rest of the country especially if youre closer to Salt Lake City and parts of idaho. But we dont foresee any travel troubles today, not like what we saw yesterday with the dense fog. And winds will help dry up our conditions. We will see wind gusts closer to 35 miles an hour. Were starting off warm in the poconos. 48 in pottstown, mid50s in philadelphia. Of day, temperatures will stay above average to start. Well get a little bit closer to the average as we head in to the afternoon, with temperatures cooling down. But our range will be between 52 and 56. Well cool down into the 40s as we head into the rest of the afternoon. 45 Taxi Companies filed a federal lawsuit against uber. At the center of the controversy is uber x. Uber x uses a Smart Phone App to dispatch drivers in their personal cars. Its legal in all of pennsylvania except for the city of philadelphia. Uber black has been operating in the city for a few year. Theyre considered limo service. The Taxi Companies say uber x is creating unfair competition. A windchill of cash for christmas. The malfunction that septembnt than 2 million flying down a city street. And its a christmas to remember. Well show you how one town is coming together to make the holidays special for a little girl who may not make to next christmas. The malfunction that sent more a big cash grab along a highway in hong kong. A security van spilled nearly 2 million on the road after a door came loose. Authorities cordoned off the scene, but much of it was already gone. This morning there are reports that at least 13 people have come forward to return close to 500,000. 5 45. Police say the gunman who shot and killed a shopper at a louisiana mall targeted his victim. Gary francois is in custody this morning. The shooting took place in a foot logger store at the mall in a new orleans suburb. Police say francois shot james vaughn and took off running. Francois was caught a short time later nearby. This Morning Police are still trying to figure out why he targeted vaughn. Protesters shut down part of a major st. Louis county highway after the Deadly Police involved shooting of an 18yearold man on tuesday. Demonstrators were met with a Large Police Presence at the scene in berkeley, missouri last night after earlier protests turned violent. Investigators say Surveillance Video shows Antonio Martin pointed a gun at an officer. That officer fired his weapon killing martin. A vigil at the same location last night was far more peaceful. The shooting was just five miles from ferguson, missouri where a Police Officer shot 18yearold michael brown. And police in new york city are tightening security for themselves, this of course follows the deadly shootings of two officers last weekend. Police have arrested at least four people who they say threatened officers. Investigators also say theyre looking into other threats being posted online and called into 911. Some mississippi communities are trying to regroup this Christmas Morning after a deadly tornado outbreak swept through that stat on tuesday. At least four people were killed. Dozens injured. Homes and businesses were destroyed. This christmas a parade of supporter cass together for a young utah girl suffering from a terminal illness. 6yearold adie has at troh fifth brain and she will not likely see christmas next year. So the town ofuo ÷n foubts tnta came together to give her a christmas she wont forget. Shes received nearly 300,000 christmas cards, gifts and toys from people all over the world. Its really awesome, really amazing that so many people would come and do this and so many people showed up to watch, as well. In addition to the cards and parade, the Police Department donated gifts for the family including money to send the family on a trip. Its 5 47 on Christmas Morning. Had to double check that. Were taking you now to the sounds of christmas. Youre about to meet the Second Police winner of the more fm christmas choir competition. This is in the 9th through 12th grade division. As rene se Chenault Fattah explains, they consider themselves family. Reporter harmonizing like this takes work and these 10th and 11th graders have been at it for years. It seems fun, but now everything i love to do, i breathe, live, sing all the time. Reporter and the hard work paid off with a second place finish. It was awesome. We were so excited. Everyone was like jumping up and down when they announced it to the radio. Reporter along with the announcement came 2,000 in prize money. The money, were going to take a trip to Carnegie Hall and to a performance there. Reporter the ensemble is performing as part of the music heritage festival. Certainly the students and mrs. O day have put a lot of time in to what they do. Were very proud. Reporter for the choir director, its a labor of cadem well. Theyre very fun people to be around. I love my job because its really the kids who make it so awesome to come to work every day. Reporter and the feeling is shared. Just something i can always have with me, its a beautiful thing. Music is so important and i think more people need to realize it. Were a family and like we Work Together and even though some people have groups and they fall apart, i feel like especially choir and music in general, we will Stay Together forever. Good for them. Remember, you can watch all of the winning choir performances on our website, nbc10. Com. And coming up at 6 00, well introduce you to the first place winners in the more fm christmas choir competition. Some great music this morning. Well, if you are you in search of a White Christmas this year, youll need to go west for that. Thats the word from the National Weather service. Forecasters say snow will be falling today from Northern California to montana up to a foot of snow could come down in some of the higher elevations. Not a White Christmas for us on this side of the country. 5 50. And i was so surprised when i walked out today. My car read temperatures in the 50s. Thats a fancy car you have by the way. Thermometer mobile. No storm force 10. I thought thats what you were driving. Yeah, it is warmer this morning, though. Not unite quite as warm yest but we will experience a falling high. Temperatures will get colder this afternoon which is good if you want it to feel a little bit more like christmas. Wind speeds will pick up, as well. And then well see a little bit most more sunshine. So a mixed bag today, but it is an improvement from yesterday. We will see an improvement. But there is a live look outside right now at the city skyline. Heading into the rest of today, were drying out throughout your morning hours. Windy conditions expected for christmas and staying mild heading into tomorrow and even in to the weekend, big changes on the way in your 7day forecast. Temperatures cr s drop back dowo the 30s. But a look ultimate outside right now, light rain still coming down. Wind speeds at 8 Miles Per Hour. Were seeing rainfall throughout the entire area. Mid50s here in Atlantic City. 47 in reading with light rain. And again this is going to taper off as we head into the next hour or two. We should start to see more clearing first in the poconos, one of the last places to see the rain stop is closer to the shore. 40 degrees in the poconos right now. 49 at allentown, 49 in doylestown. Mid50s here in philadelphia. 55 in trenton, 56 mount molly. Closer to the shore, 55 in Atlantic City at the airport there. 58 this woodbine. And we will see wind speeds moving in from the west. Theyre already gusting up to 20 Miles Per Hour in Atlantic City, up to 30 Miles Per Hour in the poconos. Satellite radar shot shows the widespread rainfall, but you can already see were starting to see clearing hereox pushing in the poconos. And then well see our clouds clearing up as we continue to see tdrier air moving in ffrom west. Ky 1z showers along the shore. Windy conditions will remain. But you can put the umbrellas away as we head into the afternoon. On your Christmas Day today, expect temperatures to fall from the 50s into the 40s by noon with more sunshine by 5 00 p. M. The sun will already will be down and temperatures will drop into the mid40s. Your 7day forecast shows temperatures at 54 degrees, sunny and mild on your friday. Saturday, 58. Sunny and mild. And then a chance of showers moves in sunday even a chance of win friday mix possible on monday and chance of snow and temperatures dropping down in to the 30s tuesday and wednesday. More than 7 billion presents and thats just brittanys house. No thats what santa has dropped off already. Santa is finishing his whirlwind trip around the world, norad of course tracking santas journey and right now hes closing in on the north pole. All done. All those deliveries have been made. Another successful year. Everyones happy and santa is going home to get some rest and probably work on his tan. A threatening post aimed at protesters from a local guidance counselor. Was it a crime . Well have an update. Plus best Christmas Present ever. A special delivery just in time for christmas. Nbc 10 was there for a heros emotional home coming. Time to take you you county by county for a look at the news happening in your maybe hood. We start in new castle where police are trying to figure out why a driver barreled straight in to the lobby of a nursing home. Two people were injured, one critically. Officers say the two people inside the suv also live in the facility. They were not hurt. A bucks county guidance counselor will not be charged for posting a facebook threat tn protesters. Prosecutors say the post by m y marykate blankenship was inappropriate but not illegal. She had posted she would shoot protesters if sher son couldnt get to the eagles game on time. That was in response to grand jury decisions in new york and ferguson, missouri. Organizers designed to disrupt traffic at the eagles game. A people in Gloucester County is calling this their best Christmas Ever. And here is why. Oh, my god that reaction after he surprised his wife and taught at their hole. They thought he was still oversees this qatar, but thanks to a letter from his daughter and commander giving him a 7 day leave, the sergeant was able to make it home for christmas. My daughter keeps writing i wish you were here for christmas. And when i got that letter, i cried. I let early cried. So hopefully this will be her best present, best christmas. Santa doesnt need come. We have our gift right now. His daughter is still hoping for an iphone so she can can video chat with her dad when he goes back overseas on monday. I love those stories especially this time of year. What a happy home coming. Hopefully they will have a merry christmas. And all of our men and women severing us in the military, as well. Nbc 10 news at 6 00 starts now. Avjri a christmas fire tears through a delaware home sending one person to the hospital. And all the wet weather is moving out. And moving in is some wind and cooler temperatures. Well get your first alert Weather Forecast hour by hour. Good morning and merry christmas. Youre watching nbc 10 news today. Im christine made dill la. And im chris cato. Thanks for joining us as many of you are checking the tree to see what the big guy left. Things are calmer morning, but not the wind. Wind speeds will pick up as we head into the rest of the morning and afternoon. Were still dealing with light rain throughout our area. You can see how wet it is in cape may. And well show you the rain is pretty widespread from the shore throughout parts of delaware, philadelphia, but we can already see the clear. So once we get rid of some of the rain over the next into hours or so, well see windy conditions, then sunshine moves in. But here are wind speeds gusting to 28. 18 in allentown, 24 in trenton, 25 northeast philly. And gusts up to 23 for philadelphia. Your current temperature, mild in philadelphia. 53 degrees. Low 50s in Atlantic City. You just need a light jacket when you head out, but later on temperatures will drop down as we head into the rest