I thought it was a little bit warmer, if you could use that word in december. Lets get over to first alert weather with meteorologist krystal klei and the most accurate forecast in town. Good morning. And that reprieve will get better and better over the next several days. Were looking at a workweek warmup. Today fairly mild in comparison to the bitter cold weve been experiencing the last week or so. Temperatures are starting still right around or a little below freezing. So its still a cold morning. Were not getting a warm satart. Wilmington is at 27. 25 atlantic city. And the freezing mark in trenton. Those are your actual temperatures. Winds arent terribly strong. Strong enough to make it feel colder than it is. Feeling like 27 in trenton. 25 in philly and right at 30 in coastal. We have 20s conditions to start with this morning. The numbers will bump up to right around the low 40s. Radar and satellite, this is the view over the entire region and its a good view. Scattered clouds overhead. No rain for us to track. No rain, snow, anything of the like coming our direction either. We do have, as you can see, more clouds moving our way. This will be a mostly cloudy sunday. Temperatures low 40s and clouds, not beautiful. Could be worse after weve seen brief periods of snow over the last week. No snow in todays forecast. Its all about the slow climb into the afternoon. Then that workweek warmup. Well talk how high the numbers go and wind, rain, snow, anything returns back to the forecast. Thank you, krystal. The red cross is helping people forced out of their row homes by fire. Some victims are in wheelchairs. Nbc 10 was on the scene near 58th where firefighters snuffed out flames that broke out in the basement just after midnight. Fire crews rescued two people. It is not known if they were hurt. Pico was called in to investigate an illegal power hookup. And take a look at this victim who was also rescued from the fire. The relief team made sure this dog was returned to one of the fire victims. First responders made sure the pooch wasnt left behind. Police are hoping someone knows the driver in a Delaware County hitandrun that killed a father of four. Pennsylvania state troopers say Ronald Williams parked his car on an exit ramp off i95 in chester early yesterday morning. They said when he got out of his car, a passing car hit williams and kept on going. First responders pronounced him dead at the scene. A popular restaurant worker and bartender. We spoke to two of his friends who are now in mourning. Ive known him for years. A wellliked guy. Everybody loved him. A fun loving guy. Who does that to a man that takes care of everybody . Police are looking for a newer model black volkswagen similar to the one you see here. They say the car involved should have damage to its front end and windshield. New information about a delaware state trooper who shot and killed a suspect during a traffic stop. State police say the trooper spotted adam driving erratically hitting a pole in wilmington early yesterday morning. When the trooper approached the car, radcliffe took off dragging the trooper. According to investigators the trooper managed to fire his gun striking radcliffe who kept driving until his car ended up in a creek. Responding Law Enforcement rescued the suspect who later died at the hospital. Today supporters of a popular Philadelphia Restaurant gutted by this fire will hold a fundraiser for the employees. The post office cafe went up in flames earlier this month. No one was hurt. The fundraiser is set for early this evening in south philadelphia. Several people rescued from a faulty ski left in pennsylvania are recovering from minor injuries. It happened yesterday near state college. A witness saw the ski lift break down with several chairs crashing into each other. At least five people were hurt. Nbc 10 checked the resort pass Safety Measures before opening the season. Philadelphias famous slogan with operation brotherly love. The annual event helps families in need have a happy holiday season. Hundreds of families will gather in north philadelphia. More than 1,700 children will receive gifts, coats. There will be games, dancing and the philly phanatic. Salvation army says donations are way down in eastern pennsylvania and delaware this year. The Organization Says its only at 50 of its goal. Youll see the red kettles and buckets out until next saturday. The Red Kettle Campaign is not just a holiday thing. The funds help people in need with Year Round Services and programs. The race to finish Holiday Shopping is on. This is one of the busiest weekends at malls. Several days of snow have kept crowds away. But that changed with the melting yesterday. Here at the philadelphia premium outlets in limerick, people were moving store to store with bags in hand. We definitely expect people will be out until the last minute but we will have deals until the last minute. I like not having to park and getting in and out, in and out. The malls are so crowded. I like it out here. Many Shopping Centers began extending hours this weekend to give shoppers more time to finish their holiday list. Well, theres the music and today is the big day. Today is game day. The eagles are traveling to new york to take on the giants and will do it without carson wentz. Nick foles is starting into the starting role once again. Randy gyllenhaal is live with what it all means for the team and the fans as foles gets ready for his big debut the second time around. Good morning, randy. Reporter good morning, dray. It has been a tough week. Carson out, st. Nick in. Now everybody is hoping for a christmas comeback story from nick foles but fans remain pretty cautious now here at xfinity live a Big Watch Party against the giants will be a reality check to see how nick foles handles the ball and whether he has what it takes for the birds through the playoffs. The young eagles quarterback was having an mvp season, having visions of super bowl appearances dancing up in their heads. Nick foles is not a new name in this town. He played his first three seasons with the eagles. Doug pederson says that will keep the momentum going. The guys have responded well offensively around nick and hes jumped in and commanded the huddle. Again, hes a veteran player. Hes played with these guys before. A lot of guys on this team. Reporter and after todays game which is up in north jersey, the birds will play their final two at home. A good chance for fans to get an up close look for nick foles and a real boost of muchneeded energy ahead of the playoffs which begin in january. Were live in south philly, Randy Gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. 5 38 right now on this saturday. Senator security. Why new jersey lawmaker cory booker and his family are getting special protection. Plus, raging on. A massive fire in california to epic proportions. Well take you out west. Welcome back. Meteorologist krystal klei. Lets go to your sunday check list. Its many cold. Freezing out there this morning. Right around freezing is better than the low 20s which is what we started out yesterday morning. Youre going to feel the difference. Its notable. Still cold but not brutal. Slick roads. This is still a possibility because we have some of that snow melt that occurred overnight and freezes over again because temperatures are right near freezing. If youre getting out early take turns slow if you see that sheen along the roadway. Mild day. Temperatures into the low 40s in the afternoon which is not bad for us. Increasing cloud coverage, we will notice that as we go throughout the afternoon hours especially mostly cloudy conditions. But we stay dry during the day. Depending on the location it could be rain or more mix. Philly, 31 degrees at 7 00 a. M. 37 at 11 00 a. M. And the low 40s hit in the afternoon hours. In the suburbs 35. 38 at 3 00. Upper 30s as well in the lehigh valley. Low 40s for delaware. Same deal in new jersey and along the jersey shore. 45 degrees around 3 00 p. M. Well talk about the potential for a White Christmas in a few minutes. Thank you, krystal. The flyers try to keep the streak alive and win their sixth straight. Highlights of the overtime battle against the stars still ahead in sports. And later this morning, sickness at sea. How a vacation on the water left hundreds of people under the weather. Wildfires continue in parts of southern california, the largest burning out west has grown into the Third Largest in the states history. Mandatory evacuations are under way near Santa Barbara where celebrities including Oprah Winfrey and Ellen Degeneres live. To give you perspective, the thomas fire has burned an area the size of new castle county, delaware. Thousands of crews continue to battle the flames in california. Theyre now 40 contained. It most likely will be fully contained until next month. I refer to the fire as a beast. Its a monster. We all recognize that. But we will kill it. The fire itself has been deadly. The thomas fire killed two people. A firefighter and a woman who tried to run from the flames. The thomas fire has forced nearly 100,000 people to evacuate the area. Authorities expect the number to rise in the coming days. Its still unclear what sparked the flames. More than 500 people got sick this weekend, several outbreaks on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship. More than 300 passengers were treated by ship doctors on what should have been a fun vacation. Symptoms include diarrhea, nausea, and stomach pains. Royal caribbean says it conducted an intensive cleaning after the outbreak. The ship headed out again yesterday afternoon with a new group of vacationers hoping for smooth sailing. Back here in our area dozens honored the fallen with a wreath laying ceremony at the battlefield. Volunteers placed 53 wreaths along a mass gravesite for soldiers who fought and died in the revolutionary war. The event coordinated by the daughters of the American Revolution is part of the National Program called wreaths across america. The effort is a way to remember Fallen Service members. Well, today is the fifth day of hanukkah, the jewish festival of lights. And philadelphia got the day started in a big way last night. Youre looking at the parade of lights making its way to independence mall. 100 cars topped with menorahs renewed the celebration in philadelphia. New phillies manager was there to help light a giant 40foottall menorah. Lets talk about the feels like temperatures out there this morning. Now this could be worse. We know that because weve been dealing with it over the last week or so. We are still under that chilly cell. Reading at 31 degrees. 32 white hall. The feels like is the actual temperature, why, some spots winds are light to calm right now. When that happens the feels like and actual temperature match. A little breeze and the temperatures fall into the mid and upper 20s. In philadelphia feels like temperature of 25 at the airport. Again, thats because winds are at about 5 miles an hour. 35, though, in society hill. Chestnut hill. As you head out the door early this morning, youll fight the cold. This will be a mild december day. December being the key word. It will be chilly but not bru l brutal. 41 the expected High Temperature in center city. Notice the number in blue might feel cooler at times when a light breeze picks up. 40 in summer ton. Upper 30s over pennsylvania suburbs. Allentown at 39. Easton in the upper 30s as well. Note the icons here. Mostly cloudy to cloudy conditions later in the day. This morning, though, a mix of clouds and sunshine. Berlin, a forecast high of 43 degrees. Mid40s at the jersey shore. Smyrna and wilmington, warmer further south in delaware. Up to 47 possible in rehoboth beach. Lets talk about our sky conditions. A mix of clear and clouds. The sun is not quite up yet but it will be soon enough and you will notice a mix. Then the later part of the day and the deeper white you see on the board is the cloud cover that will spread across the region. We will turn mostly cloudy as we get into the afternoon. Its not a perfect day but we have seen worse. Lets scroll through to the afternoon. This is 2 00 p. M. Theres the cloud coverage increasing but no precipitation until this evening. 8 00 at night. Now we have a chance of maybe an isolated little shower spreading from the south to the north here from 8 00 through midnight. Notice the pink. That could be icing. This is so brief, all i want to point out is in the overnight hours theres a chance you could wake up to slick spots on the roadway. Its spotty in nature through 5 00 a. M. A few flakes and the rest is out of here by 7 00 a. M. The commute is dry. But, you may wake up with notable differences in terms of maybe a wet spot or a slick spot out there. Here is the ten day on 10. 48 on monday. Look at the warmup. 55 tuesday. I want to focus on next weekend. There you go. Christmas eve at 43. An evening chance of a rain snow mix. This is a system well be watching closely the next few days. Hey, hey. Good to see you as always. Im Danny Pommells from nbc sports philadelphia. It is game day. The birds head into todays tilt at the giants with the nfc east Division Title in their pocket, their first since 2011. But theres still plenty of other things to play for. John clark is in north jersey with more. Reporter the eagles are hoping to wrap up an early Christmas Gift if they beat the giants, they clinch a firstround bye. Here are the birds arriving in north jersey. Of course they have a new quarterback, nick foles. This is the first trip without carson wentz as their quarterback since the eagles drafted him. Nick says he is confident and really comfortable in the offense. He is ready to go. And his teammates believe in him. Obviously nick is no carson, they have a different skill set, but, like i said, i dont think anybody is looking at the next game or the game after that and saying, oh, i have to play harder or do more to compensate for nick. Nick will make the decisions, he will run our offense. I think guys have trust and faith in him that he can do it because weve done it with him before. Next man in. Lets get this thing done. Nick foles is a great quarterback. He has the most touchdowns thrown in a single game. Hes been pretty good in philadelphia before. Reporter hey, this is a good first opponent for nick foles to be facing off against. The giants are giving up the most yards per game in the nfl, right around 4 00, and the birds come here with the best rushing attack in the nfc. In north jersey, im john clark, nbc sports philadelphia. Nbc 10 your official station of the philadelphia eagles. Our coverage starts at 9 30 with Eagles Gameday kickoff followed by game plan at 10 00. Join us after the late news. The orange and black going for a half dozen in a row last night. They havent lost since snapping their tengame slide two weeks ago. Former flyer headman ken hitchcock. First period, nice pass to smith. Beats Brian Elliott to give the stars the 10 lead. Second period flyers power play, voracek wide of the boards. Right place, right time is shane gostisbehere. Into overtime another flyers power play. With time winding down voraceks pass to gostisbehere. Both goals on the power play. I think were just feeding off each other, finding lanes. We were relentless. The goal at the end showed how we werent giving up. You need to be able to win the game, and we were moving the puck well and the power play will be up and down like any other team. In general tonight was pretty good. The dragons visiting temple. Comes up empty but gets his own rebound, puts back the floater. The final seconds, drexler down three. Tries to hit another to tie it up. Nothing doing. Owls hang on to get the victory, 6360. Nice bounceback after wednesdays loss to villanova. Thats sports. Im Danny Pommells, nbc sports philadelphia. 5 53 on this saturday. 31 degrees outside. Coming up inspiration on the court. How a st. Joes student athlete who suffered a stroke at just 17 fought back to live her dream as a division i basketball player. Plus, south philly shoutout. A nod to the hometown of philadelphia during his guest spot hosting saturday night live. Michael im thankful that im alive and have a second chance. James im thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. Darlene im thankful to be able to help people in crisis. Vanessa im thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. Christie new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. But if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, i want you to know we are here for you. This holiday season, choose help. Call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj. Gov. Thats kevin hart giving a shoutout on saturday night live. He hosted the show for the third time last night playing a variety of characters. In his opening monologue he joked about the challenges of being a father of three kids. Two big philly institutions joined forces to provide Holiday Cheer for the first ever mummers at the market. Members of the golden sun rise fancy club and the quakers city string band performed yesterday. They talked with shoppers and helped get people excited about the annual mummers parade on new years day. Members of the Wilmington Fire Academy were ringing a different kind of bell yesterday. They collected money, canned goods and toys for the community. The food and toy drive will benefit Lutheran Community services and toys for tots. Tow 4 tots, dozens from around the region delivered gifts during the 10th annual holiday drive. The drivers brought presents to children under the care of Youth Service incorporated. 5 57 on this sunday. Its game day for the eagles as they begin the late season march to the playoffs without carson wentz. And Randy Gyllenhaal is live in south philly. Randy, its all about nick foles today. Reporter eagles fans here in philly are saying i believe in st. Nick. Coming up next, nick foles first game against the giants. What the fans and head coach are saying. Take a look right now at our forecast temperature trend. The pink is starting to head out. Were looking at a warmup as we go into the workweek. Talk about your mild sunday forecast. Right now on nbc 10 news today, a Death Threats targets cory booker and his family. How a special Security Team from washington is now responding. Email access. A trump transition lawyer makes accusations about special counselor Robert Mueller and how he obtained thousands of documents in the russia investigation. Focus on foles. Without carson wentz. Live following their push to the playoffs. I mean, i think all eyes are going to be on this game am you thought everybody was watching last week, all eyes will be on this afternoon. Good morning. This is nbc 10 news today. Im rosemary connors. And im dray clark. 6 00 on this sunday mornin