Hazardous Road Conditions in East Germantown pike and illhillcrest avenue. Ouw afor now, everything looks good overall except for this warminster train headed to the airport. Still running about 14 minutes lat. All right. This morning the eagles are basking in the glory with victory. Nailbiter. For sure. That givesfield advantage playoffs. The biggest interception of the season seconds later, jake elliott hit the winning field goal for the 1910 birds victory. Nice. The eagles are in the top ten in the nfc. That delighted head coach doug peterson. We found a way to win, bottom line. Found a way to win. Everybodys going to come through here now, thats the exciting part. To finish like that get the completions and win it thats an exciting thing. Since the eagles clinched home field next sundays game at the linc between the birds has no effect on the playoffs. Eagles nation refused to give up hope even if at times the game was painful, difficult to watch. It came with a serious payoff. Now the birds have Home Field Advantage through the playoffs. Matt delucia joins us live from lincoln financial field. Fans are on a high from last nights victory. Right. Santa delivered the gift last night, albeit late in the game. Fans and the team happy they can get rest. This was about getting the home field for the playoffs and it did happen. A lot of fans were in the stadium last night. There were also a lot of fans at xfinity live enjoying the game indoors. It was certainly a cold christmas night here for a game of football. They were watching nick foles, hoping to see a glimmer of hope for a future as a super bowl team. The eagles have now tied for the most wins in franchise history at 13. The last time was in 2004. They did go to the super bowl that season. Fans here are certainly hopeful. They got their Christmas Gift but their wish list yet to be fulfilled. They can go all the way. They protect him, they can go all the way. They dont hurt they keep him from getting hurt they andcan go all the way. Big win. Theyve got Home Field Advantage. It was tough, but they came away with the w. Reporter they are hoping for a healthy eliminate foles going into the playoffs. Nick foles going into the playoffs. The coach saying time is good. They can rest the starters at least for now. There is still a chance that foles could play a little bit of the game next week. Theyre hoping for more wins in the playoffs. Live outside the linc matt delucia, nbc10 news. Thank you. The eagles got a pregame boost from injured quarterback. There he is on crutches. Carson wentz. It was the first time wentz was with his teammates on the field since his surgery earlier this month to repair a torn acl and other kneerelated injuries. Good to see him there. And count on nbc10 news for continuing coverage of the eagles as they face off against the cowboys next week. Plus, find more reaction from players and fans on the nbc10 app. In delaware a quickmoving fire forced people into the cold in slaughter beach. Fire officials havent said what started the fire that burned two homes and significantly damaged another. One woman was injured when she tried to run inside to save things. Were told that two things helped the fire spread high winds and exploding propane tanks. Darby Borough Police say whoever shot up a house on north 9t street yesterday was 9th street yesterday was looking for this man, rashawn overton, in retaliation for a murder that happened friday. Overton wasnt there. No one in the home was hurt. Police say overton is a person of interest in the murder that happened at the scene near the intersection of 6th and greenway avenue. Investigators are still looking for information on where overton is. Atlantic city police say a suspected drunk driver slammed a stolen truck into a building and that started the fire around 5 00 a. M. On atlantic avenue near boston avenue. The building houses both stores and apartments. The red cross spent yesterday trying to help the ten people who were displaced find somewhere else to spend the holiday. The driver faces multiple charges. Serving others with open hearts. Thats the christmas tradition a Hometown Charity served up in philadelphia yesterday. And holiday music filled the chosen 300 ministries in west philadelphia. The organization served brunch to people and families in need including some who are homeless. Every child at the brunch got a gift and adults got scarves, hats, and coats to help them stay warm. Make sure that people get some joy that they would not normally have if a place like chosen 300 was not here today. Through the year they provide hunger relief to dozens of local churches and community groups. It also helps to feed the needy in seven foreign countries. To Montgomery County where a Charity Group helped give to those who need it the most. Nbc10 was at the conshohocken free christmas dinner last night. The annual event gives out free meals to hundreds of families in need. This year the program gave out 500 meals. On your tuesday, cold temperatures and biting winds did not keep everyone inside for christmas. No, theyre roasting marshmallows over an open fire at the blue cross river rink at winter fest. We found one family who rented out one of the cabins there to hold their christmas celebration. How are you keeping warm . Nice chimney keeping everybody warm. Weve got a chimney here. Yes. Those fireplaces are warm. They do give out some heat. Boy, it was cold there. But didnt matter they were all layered up big crowd, lawrence family packed into the cabin. They say the scenery made a Perfect Place to enjoy the gifts and ohio. Gifts and ohio. Erie set a new record with more than eight inches yesterday. More expected to come in the coming days as the changeover to Winter Weather invades our region. Come on, snow bring it on. Nbc10 first alert meteorologist steve sosna joins with us details. Listen up saturdays your day. All right. Yeah. Some people are ready for snow. And the most popular question that i got yesterday. Getting together with family when is it really going to snow . Friday into saturday. Especially saturday being the day. Lets break down today. No snow no matter where you are. New jersey 26 now. Temperatures this morning in the mid to upper 20s. The breeze is busy here today out of the west and the neve. That and northwest. That will keep temperatures feeling around 20 degrees despite a good deal of sunshine. Sunshine will be mixing with clouds from time to time. No snow to impede your travels for today. This is the real story this is our American Flag blow inging and blowing with a cold wind. If you havent been outside in the last 24 hours, its quite numbing. It will only get colder over the next couple of days as the cold air continues to filter from canada. We saw video out of erie. Erie picked up 34 inches of snow in one day in the great lakes. Thats snow that means business but snow that will stay away for now. The feelslike temperatures its only gotten worse in mt. Pocono. 5 below is how it feels like outside. 16 in philadelphia. 13 in pottstown. 16 in wilmington. 19 in dover. 17 in millville. 20 down in atlantic city. Walking you through the day, a mixed sky of sunshine and clouds. The feelslike temperatures right here on the right. 19 at philadelphia at lunchtime. 16 at the shore. 16 north and west. Tonight under a partly cloudy sky, well look at temperatures falling into the 20s and the teens in the northern and western suburbs. Tomorrow will be a bit colder. Theres another arrival, getting packages if you will of colder air. Well get that package tomorrow with temperatures in the mid 20s. This is how you prepare. The operative word layers layers layers. Another update in a bit. Layers, layers layers. All right. Good advice. Well get traffic advice from Pamela Osborne in for jessica. How are things looking good on 202 . Things are looking good. Maybe youre heading home after celebrating the holidays now is a good time to go. This is the camera at 202 and church road. You see a few cars on the roadway this morning. Do want to pass along this alert to you. The broad street line is running behind. There are delays going southbound because of equipment issues at the fern rock transportation center. Im going to keep my eye on that. Im not seeing ho of course, ill update you as soon as i get more information. For now, lets look at the pennsylvania turnpike. Everything westbound, eastbound, looking good. Speeds in the 60s. Tracy . Thanks. 5 10. Crossing canceled. The reason reenactors had to stay on land instead of acting out a holiday tradition. And signal slips away. A popular shark is nowhere to be found. Why a Research Group thinks the fish is silent. And day dedicated to recognizing others. Why now is the perfect time to write a letter to someone you love. 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. For the first time in more than six decades, general George Washington didnt make his historic crossing of the delaware river. At first low water levels threatened the crossing. Then a group of kids stepped in with ten handmade row boats that could have made it across. Then with gusts reaching up to 50 Miles Per Hour the marine patrol said it was too dangerous. Thats day for the crossing its a disappointment when we cant get in the water and cross the river. [ cheers ] the reenactment still went on in abbreviated form on land. This year marked 65 years of the reenactment. Police want to know who swiped a small dog from the spca in monmouth county. This little guy named tubtub is a 9yearold pomeranian. Investigators say someone stole him on Christmas Eve from the eatontown location. He has a microchip and has been reported as stolen. 5 15 now. 27 degrees outside. If you say lets get up get the family going, lets head out, gets back home this morning, well check the roads including an issue that were following in east norriton. Pamela osborne in nature jessica. What are you in for jessica. What are you watching . You mentioned its 27 degrees. Thats part of the problem. What the issue is theres water leaking on the roadway. That water is turning to ice. As a result of that all four lanes are closed in both directions at Germantown Pike and hillcrest. Salt trucks on the way, trying to clear that up. Well let you know how its moving along. Another issue is the broad street line. There are delays going southbound because of an equipment issue. The warminster train running about 14 manipulates 44 minutes late. A quarter after 5 00. Going to pam, we mentioned how cold it is outside. Yes. Lets talk about that. Meteorologist bill henley has the most accurate neighborhood weather forecast. Meteorologist steve sosna has the most accurate neighborhood weather forecast. One way to wake up quickly, go outside. Its numbing cold outside. If youll be outdoors you have to dress for it accordingly. And the reason why is its going to be a little bit of a shock to your body because of how nice it has been. On saturday it was 61 degrees in in philadelphia. 43 on sunday. Stepped down into this. 40 then 30 today, 25 tomorrow getting colder beyond that. It is an impressive round of cold to have for late december and whats impressive is how long it will last. No end in sight. In lanetown the pp l building lit up in christmas colors. It feels like the season this year with the temperatures out there. 22 in the lehigh valley. 22 in the burbs. 27 in northern delaware now. 27 for everyone in south jersey and upper 20s down to the shore points this morning. Lets bring you in for a closer inspection of temperatures in chester county. 23 in coatesville. 24 in union now. Head to Montgomery County now. 24 in bluebell. 23 in lansdale. 23 in hatfield now. 22 in bedminster in bucks county, 23 in warrington. 23 in richboro. New hope always a pretty time of year to visit. Bundle up. Its 25 degrees now. Feelslike temperatures thats what we have to talk about. Youll be hearing a lot of this for the next ten days or so. You have time to prepare for it. This cold will last through the weekend. 16 is how it feels in philadelphia now. 16 in president obamathe area. 25 in atlantic city. I have snow depth plotted. These are the areas that have snow on the ground. North and west of philadelphia all the way up into areas of minnesota and through canada. So when the cold air comes down it doesnt have any chance to warm up because its traveling over snow pack. Thats why this round of cold is impressive. Theres no modification or warmup with it as it moves south. Its 7 in trenton. 7 below in toronto. 7 below the u. P. Of michigan. 25 below in international falls. This is kind of a piece of the north pole here. That will be coming down into our forecast. Ill be breaking it down in the ten day coming up in a bit. Over to you. Thanks. The tracker on a famous great white shark that visits the jersey shore every time of year is silent. Researchers following mary lee, the shark, say they have not gotten a signal from her transmitter since midjune. They believe the batteries in the tracker may have died. The 16foot great white got her name in 2012 after scientists caught her, tagged her, and gave her her own twitter account. Terror on the tarmac. It was a close call for a plane whose passengers are shaken this morning as Winter Weather only ramps up for the northeast. And mad dash to return unwanted gifts. Stores set to see a rush of returns. The best way to swap your stuff quickly. And cashing in on you. The reason retailers dream of a green christmas came true. 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. If you didnt like a present under your tree or want postchristmas deals, stores are adding staff to help. The king of prussia, cherry hill, and gloucester premium outlets plan to open at 8 00 a. M. The Christiana Mall and jackson premium outlets will open at 9 00. Philadelphia mills oepts atpens at 10 00. Before you head to the mall go with a plan. Know the policies for returns and exchanges. Experts suggest to try and avoid the biggest crowds which will be tough. Take your guest on when the best time to go take your guess on when the best time to go is. And bring i. D. It can save you and employees time and headaches. Its your turn to weigh in. When do you make your holiday returns . Do you run right to the mall today . The day after christmas . Or do you wait until the rush is over . Tweet us the morning teams twitter handles are on the screen. This day after christmas, theres no time like now for kids to say thank you for that national gift. Today is National Thank you note day. In a world of texting, tweeting writing a thank you goes a long way toward teaching children gratitude. Even if a child cant write, parents can write the note and ask the child to draw something on it. 5 24. Holiday cheer is in full supply for retailers across the country. Sales this season are way up. Lets find out the details on landon dowdy. She has the cnbc business report. Good morning landon. Reporter hi there, tracy. Good morning. Retailers have got the spirit. Theyve got reasons to be cheerful. Holiday sales rose 4. 9 perfect through Christmas Eve according to Mastercard Spending polls. Thats the best pace since 2011. 18 . Mastercard says stores benefited from christmas falling on monday this year giving shoppers a full weekend to snap up the lastminute gifts. Saturday r of spending. Lets talk about the shopping season. Not done yet. Weve been talking about it people rushing to make gift returns. Reporter thats right. Today is a big one for sure. The Holiday Shopping season does not end with christmas. Consumers will flock to stores this week to make returns and redeem gift cards. Analysts expect shoppers to spend 69 billion between christmas and new years. About 11 of the total. Retailers will be ready with even more deals and new spring merchandise. Also a quick check of the markets on. Wall street, it could be set for a slightly lower open this morning as traders return from the holiday weekend. The dow is coming off of five straight weeks of gains and on pace to end positive for the ninth straight month. The best stretch since 1959. Back to you. Wow. Landon dowdy, thank you. Ahead, it wasnt easy for the eagles. The birds snagged Home Field Advantage for the playoffs, but not without some bumps. Fans break down the christmas night win and what they think it means for the future. And were days away from the new year. Looking at the president s plans for 2018. Bitter blast. The coldest air of the season is about to sweep us and it could impact how you ring in the new year. Messy success. The birds lock in Home Field Advantage during the playoffs but it did not come easy. Fans break down the near miss on the field. And got tips . Time is running out to collect a large reward. I do mean large. The search for tricky art thieves. Youll want to hear that story. Good morning, welcome to nbc10 news today. Im one. Tracy davidson. Im katy zachry. And steve sosna has the first alert forecast. Good morning. Santa brought presents and a little bit of the north pole with him. It is cold and only getter colder. Air coming straight from the north pole. This is a live look from the Comcast Center north and west. Theres the art museum the Christmas Tree right outside the museum and boathouse row. Its a pretty looking morning outside, but theysit is a cold morning. Its 21 in the philadelphia suburbs. 22 in the lehigh valley. 27 now in philadelphia. 27 in delaware. 28 in south jersey. Some of your neighborhoods this morning, right now, temperatures in the mid to upper 20s. Manayunk, west mt. Airy down to graduate hospital. To the northeast, seeing temperatures in the mid to upper 20s, as well. Feelslike temperatures right now are also quite numbing. Heres how the day works out. The actual thermometer will say mid to upper 20s