Balcony and up to the sixth floor, as well. Three apartments were damaged. Amazingly it did not spread beyond that. Look at video from earlier. Most of the firefighters have left except for some of the investigators. This started around 11 40 last night. Earlier, the residents talked about waking up to firefighters and neighbors banging on their doors. Yes, one woman told us her cat started clawing at her face to wake her up. A lot of smoke filled the building. One person did have to be taken to the hospital. Investigators are look couing i what started it. A lot of the building was not affected, so folks are trying to get muchneeded rest. Im putting together interviews from those who escaped and will have that in about 30 minutes. Live from cherry hill, matt delucia, nbc10 news. Thank you. Looking at other stories developing today grief, shock, and plenty of questions in wilmington where a mother is charged with the murder of an infant and a child. Police say she called police to her house in wilmington yesterday morning where officers found the baby and 5yearold dead in the bathtub. Police suspect the mother drowned the kids but are waiting for autopsy results. The womans name has not yet been released. Today in gloucester county, students in the Monroe TownshipSchool District head back to class after officials closed all of the schools for a week because of mold concerns. The district spent the past week testing every School Building in the district for mold after the fungus was found in holly glen elementary. The students there are being moved to other schools while crews clean up the mold. Meantime, the philadelphia School District grappling with mold concerns of its own. John b. Kelly elementary will not reopen until tomorrow. The school in germantown has been closed since thursday when traces of mold were found in the ventilation system there. Were keeping this updated 24 7 on thelisttv. Cwebsite nbc10. Com. Businesses and workers against a beverage tax are expected to tell a panel how the penny and a half tax on soft drinks has cut into their sales and caused pay cuts and layoffs. The extra money helps pay for prek education and other city services. Yesterday philadelphia veeld the results of philadelphia revealed the results of a survey on the taxs impact. It found more than 50 of businesses reported a loss of revenue. In many cases, sales dropped by at least 10 . Majority of the losses were reported in the citys poorest neighborhoods. And the Mayors Office is disputing the Data Analysis from the city controller saying cocacola action reported earlier that sales of their 7. 5ounce mini cans and 1. 25liter bottles were up nearly 10 in philadelphia. Former Vice President joe biden will join Ohio Governor john kasich at the university of delaware this afternoon. Political opponents will come together to discuss ways to bridge the political gap in washington. Kasich was one of several candidates who ran for the gop nomination this past election cycle. The event starts at 1 00 p. M. Well link you to a live stream on nbc10. Com and the nbc10 app. The former Vice President was in philadelphia last night to present a prestigious award to a friend and longtime senator. Joe biden presented senator john mccain with the National Constitution centers Liberty Medal. Biden and several others recalled mccains career of service from his time in the navy to his current status as a statesman. However, the former Vice President , the honor was about celebrating decades of friendship. I call john mccain a counselor, confidante, and friend. For even longer, our nation has benefitted from johns selflessness and unwavering service. After an embrace from joe biden, senator mccain received the Liberty Medal and then used his platform to chastise the way relationships have become on capitol hill. He left little room for doubt on where he stands. To fear the world we have organized and led for three quarters of a century, to abandon the ideals we have advanced around the globe, to refuse the obligations of International Leadership and our duty to remain the last, best hope of earth for the sake of some halfbaked spurious nationalism cooked up by people who would rather find scapegoats than solve problems [ cheers and applause ] those cheers went on for several seconds before mccain went on to declare the behavior he described as unpatriotic. 4 05. Former president barack obama will return to the campaign trail this week in new jersey. He plans to get out the vote for phil murphy, running to replace governor Chris Christie. President obama will campaign for murphy at an event in newark thursday. Al gore, joe biden, and john kerry are also supporting murphy. Election day is three weeks from today. Murphy currently leads new jersey Lieutenant Governor republican kim guadagno in recent polls and in fundraising. Today is the deadline to register to vote in the election next month. The deadline has passed already for pennsylvania voters. No statewide elections in delaware this year. 4 06. Neighbors in southwest philadelphia are remembering a man they call pops who was a victim in the hitandrun crash. They gathered for a candlelight vigil in honor of richard brennan. Richard was a good man, all right. He was good to others, and others was go was good to richard. He was hit at south 67th and lynnmore sunday. Investigators are looking for a gray van with a damaged front windshield. The aclu says more people are getting arrested for marijuana in pennsylvania, and africanamericans are disproportionately affected. A new study shows that black people are eight times more likely to be arrested than whites. However, usage rates between the two groups seem to be the same. Analysts left philadelphia out of the study because the citys decriminalization law led to a dramatic drop in arrests. The drop would have skewed numbers for the entire state. At least ten people die from drug overdoses every day in pennsylvania. Thats the motivation behind a discussion in radnor tonight. Organizers want people to learn to recognize the signs of addiction and the resources available. Residents will hear from experts and addicts in recovery. The discussions at 6 00 tonight at the radnor township building. Happening today in old city, philadelphia officials and a developer will celebrate the grand opening for 500 walnut. The developer is calling the buildings most exclusive, ultraluxu ultraluxury highrise tower. At the top, a 4,000 squarefoot terrace that looks down on independence hall. Someone must really want that view because they bought the penthouse for nearly 18 million. A new septa bus route will soon bring Better Service to parts of northeast philadelphia and beyond. A ribboncutting ceremony for the boulevard direct service happens today. Septa says the route will offer greater frequency and fewer stops between the Frankford Transportation Center and mall. Service begins sunday. You will feel the chill when you walk out the door this morning. Yes, you will. With winter on the way, thousands of children in our area dont have a coat thats warm enough. So dozens of local auto dealers and the caring for Kids Foundation are stepping up to drive away the cold. Nbc10 was at the Pennsylvania Convention center yesterday. Thats where this group handed out more than 8,000 brandnew winter coats to children in the philadelphia School District. A vast majority of the children come from circumstances of poverty. Its really important that in inclement weather they have the coats they need. And this is about everybody doing their part. The auto dealers are really doing their part to ensure that children have winter coats. The effort is only the beginning. The Foundation Hopes to distribute 50,000 winter coats by the end of the month. Good cause. Good cause. People are going to need the winter coats especially as we get closer and closer. Weve been on a roll. For those of us who enjoy the warm temperatures. Right. The cooler temperatures here cool this morning. Lets check in with krystal klei and the first alert weather forecast. Cool start, 44 degrees right now. Thats right. Definitely now it feels like fall out there. I started to leave this morning for my apartment, i thought, oh, today i definitely do need a jacket. I havent needed it really when going to work because its not been that cold. Youll want to grab one as you head out today. Look at radar and satellite. A nice, clear picture. We dont have to worry about clouds today. We dont have to worry about rain today. We are just clear across the map. Well remain clear as we go throughout the entire day. Actually through the next stretch of days well be talking lots of sunshine. Current winds, theyre coming in from the north. That is where colder air sits. Winds arent terribly strong. A light wind allows the heat of the previous day to escape bringing us to chilly, low temperatures that were experiencing this morning. With that cold push of air coming in from the north, remember yesterday i showed the blue shading . Over here, it will be here soon enough, yeah, now were right in the thick of it. 44 degrees in philadelphia. Even cooler farther north at 36 syracuse. Look how cool it is. The air pooled over us. Into the afternoon, a cool day, it will feel like fall. 43 degrees at 6 00 a. M. In philadelphia. Upper 50s by 2 00. We we wont see 70s and 80s like weve seen for last handful of weeks. In the suburbs, 36 a. M. Nice and sunny throughout. 2 00 in the afternoon, about 56 degrees. The Lehigh Valley, mid 30s this morning to about 56 at lvi at c. To about 44. 57 at 2 00. Low 60s for highs. New jersey, sunny at 57. 2 00 p. M. , about the same, as well, along the jersey shore. Thats today. Big warmup in the days to come. Well talk about that in a few minutes. See you then. 4 11. Is the kind of morning you want to get in the car and start it and sit there for a bit. Let it warm up. Right . If youre heading out the door and trampi intraveling 42, check the route with Jessica Boyington. Were watching moving through deptford, route 42 around 41. Both directions okay for most part, pretty empty now northbound if youre moving toward philadelphia. No problems right now. So far, so good. And mass transit looks okay. So far for septa, no problems or delays. Ill have updates in ten. Back to you. Thank you. Caught in the crossfire. A south jersey family said a teen was in the wrong place at the wrong time. I hope we find justice for her because she did not deserve to die. The emotional goodbye to the 17yearold and search for the gunman. And addressing the anthem. Today the nfl owners will discuss the protests by players that will spark a nationwide conversation. The eagles player at the center of it. And the science of sleep. The simple step you need to know to help catch more zs and improve your rest. Anthem protests and the quarterbacks who launched them are expected to be the discussion at the owners meeting today in new york. Youre looking at the owners earlier this year. The nfl and its Players Union will be trying to find a way to move on from the issue of players kneeling during the National Anthem. Free agent quarterback colin kopp nick, number 7 kaepernick, number 7, was the first to protest social injustice. Sunday he filed a grievance against the nfl claiming the owners took revenge by plotting to keep him out of the league. And eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins will also be at the meeting. He told nbc sports philadelphia that hell be in on the discussion to try to solve the anthem issue. Jenkins was the first eagles player to follow kaepernicks lead on anthem demonstrations. Now to an update to a story you first saw on nbc10. Albright college offered to reinstate three Football Players after they were cut from the team for a pregame demonstration. One player took a knee during the National Anthem at a recent game. Two others refused to follow a Team Agreement to kneel during the coin toss and show of unity. Albrights president says the incidents shine a light on the much larger issues of social and Racial Injustice and that they must be addressed. The cheltenham School District wants to give students the strength to talk about and deal with the cruel realities of racism. Last night they held a meeting with students, parents, and invited doctors from the university of pennsylvania to encourage open conversations and promote community healing. Students from the quakertown School District threw rocks and yelled racial slurs at cheltenham students during a friday night football game. Two middle school boys were suspended. 4 16. Today students at a Bryn Mawr School will go through antibullying training. Monica shipley is working with the diana award nonprofit, a group that promotes moral integrity and concern for others at school and in the community. 4 16, 44 degrees outside. A south Philadelphia Rec Center is closed because of a safety concern. Fences, caution tape, and closed signs block the rec center from the public because of structural problems. A phone message at the center says regular Outdoor Activities will continue. 4 16 in the morning. If youre having trouble sleeping, sometimes i hear from people who say, i couldnt sleep, i turned you on, you know, because its hard to sleep. Yeah. This week, we continue our series on sleeping and having tools and resources that can help you get more rest. We sat down with a doctor at the penn sleep center. He says about 40 of People Struggle with sleep problems. Theres one easy thing that you can do on your own to help. One would be keeping a regular schedule. So a body really likes regulator. And so keeping kind of a fairly consistent bedtime and wakeup time is foundation for sleep, good sleep. If youre someone who has trouble fall asleep or staying asleep, stay tuned. Coming up at 5 00, what the doctor says you should do to youre tossing and turning at night. I have a thing on my phone that tells me when to go to bed and get up. It goes bling, bling, keep to sleep. Ive got to get that app. Krystal shared her bedtime habits on social media. Yes, i just had breakfast, i posted if youre curious what i eat. And i posted a picture of the dress im wearing. I pick out what ill eat the next day, what ill wear, the jewelry. I have a watch on that was planned yesterday. I have a nice, early dinner, as early as i can, trying to keep a somewhat normal schedule. And i shower up and do my hair before i go to sleep. So when i wake up, i roll into work and can put on the makeup and Touch Everything up. This is what i do. And then i know you guys are going to be sharing your secrets, as well, over the next couple of days. You find its easy to fall asleep . I can knock out like that. Im also one of those people who could fall asleep sitting up in the chair. Lucky. Right . Thats what i want to know how to do. Its a gift. I will say. So today has been cold. Not the kind of weather you would want to fall asleep in. Snuggle up with the blanket. Well talk about weather. 40s and 50s. Some spots in the 30s. I think some spots in the Lehigh Valley in the 30s. In philadelphia, were at 44 degrees. South jersey at 42. All of us are quite chilly this morning. Lets drop into the Lehigh Valley and berks county to begin. Like i said, many spots now in the 30s farther north. These are the areas under the frost advisory which well talk about in a in a moment. 38 in reading. Blandon, 36. And lenardsville, 37 degrees. Were at 38 in bethlehem. Whitehall, 36. Allentown, 38 degrees. The temperatures may fall a couple of more degrees before we hit the official low of the day as it is typical to hit right around sunrise. We know were not to sunrise yet. In philadelphia, neighborhood temperatures a little warmer. In the 40s. Were at 42 in torresdale, 44 at graduate hospital, the airport. Right at 40 chestnut hill. You still want a jacket as you head out. I grabbed a light hoodie and am regretting that its not a little bit thicker. Radar and satellite, the nice clear picture that we have. Its going to stay that way today. Lots of sunshine moving forward. How about the frost advisory in place . The areas in blue you see are both along the northern edge, but also some of the new jersey counties. Lets break this down. The frost advisorys in place when patchy frost can occur. Temperatures low to mid 30s, matching dew point temperatures. Today at 9 00 a. M. , the upper suburbs, Lehigh Valley, berks county. Wednesday from 1 00 to 9 00 in the morning, were looking at parts of south jersey. Thats portions of it looks like cumberland, atlantic, and part of Burlington County under a frost advisory for tomorrow morning. 1 00 this morning, 1 00 tomorrow morning. And those temperatures dropping into the mid 30s. Lets talk about highs. Theyre also going to be on the cool side. Feels like fall. 61 in center city, summerton. 59 in lansdale. You get upper 50s, near the low 60s in the Lehigh Valley, too. Sunshine plentiful across the map. 60 in voorheis. 61 atlantic city. Thats the airport. I think spots will be cooler if youre against the shoreline. In delaware, 60 for smyrna, wilmington, the same. And lets wrap up by talking winds. The winds spilling in from the north. Only five, ten miles per hour. Theyll stay that way today. Light winds, low humidity, sunshine. Only low 60s in the afternoon. Well talk about the warmups with your ten day on 10 in the next half hour. Been waiting to pull out the sweaters. Really. Curiously, Jessica Boyington almost always has something to say when were all together at the desk. Im afraid she was asleep during the sleep segment mehere. You okay . Struggling today. You know, i lose my voice frequently. Yeah. Fighting off something. Feel fine. I dont sound fine, thats all. Starting at the blue route and germantown pike, the onramp looks okay for the most part. Here is southbound, here is northbound moving toward the mid county tolls. No problems now there. The schuylkill expressway, same story. Were east and westbound. Maybe if youre moving into center city, that would take you the longest, a 13minute trip eastbound from the blue route to the vine. Speeds in the high 50s, as well. No one has to listen to this anymore. Back to you at the desk. Thank you. Running out of time. The fight for amazon heats up. How philadelphia and neej are stepping up the game and new jersey are stepping up the game for the headquarters as the deadline nears. And transportation. From the latest cars to how you may get around in the future. The top leaders in the industry are in delaware to talk about it all. And new at 5 00 a. M. , less green on black friday. A new survey shows shoppers dont plan on partaking in the mad postthanksgiving dash. Now companies are coming up with new jersey incentives to get you spending. The poeroposals to land amazons headquarters are due thursday. Today officials released a first video for philadelphia called logistics. It outlined the location including the proximity tole us and other big cities. In new jersey, governor Chris Christie says the state will back newark and not camden for the headquarters. The city plans to attract amazon with nearly 7 million in tax breaks. Camden officials tell us they are still pressing forward. We have tremendous people who live and work in camden right now. Amazon would fit right in. Camden and philadelphia are competing with other parts of the area. The state of delaware, mercer, and atlantic counties in south jersey are all making bids to lure the east coast headquarters and the 50,000 jobs it would bring. A decision is expected early next year. Go to nbc10. Com and the nbc10 app to reads about the creative ways cities are trying to get amazons attention. As Harvey Weinstein continues to plummet from his position as a movie mogul, his company may not have to go down with him. A private equity firm is negotiating with the Weinstein Company for a potential sale. The stwiWeinstein Company is ine straits after partners are distancing themselves after dozens of scars accused him of Sexual Harassment. Yesterday the Producers Guild voted to begin the process of expelling weinstein from the group. 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Yesterday morning you might remember we started out on the warm side. Mid 60s in many spots. Look at this 24hour change map. Had is nuts. Temperatures this is nuts. Temperatures in most spots are more than 20 degrees colder than yesterday at this same time. 22 degrees colder in allentown. Philadelphia, wilmington. Vineland almost 30 degrees colder. The same for atlantic city, 28degree difference from yesterday morning at this time to this morning. What are the temperatures . Weve got 30s and low 40s out there. 39 in coatesville. 44 in philadelphia. 39 in trenton