Moving into the area. Boy oh, boy was it coming down this morning. Lets go to first alert meteorologist krystal klei tracking the rain for us. Good morning to everyone nice and early on our sunday. As expected, we saw showers move through, mostly the north and west neighborhoods. No surprise there. We also said the heaviest rain was coming in the Early Morning hours on a sunday. There it is. The pockets of yellow and orange you see is broken across the region. This wave is starting to exit our viewing area. Its more light, steady rain thats falling. But its still spread across the board and most roadways are totally soaked from some of the steady and heavy rain falling overnight. This is one view. We go tighter and you can see the areas seeing the heavier stuff into bucks county and mercer county, down into Burlington County as well. Lets pull this out really wide for you. You can see what were dealing with. This is a cold front thats going to move our way. Its actually a warm front trying to lift through the area as we speak. Were going to get a onetwo pun punch. The cold front will trigger more rain as we go later into the Morning Hours. But the good news is, by the afternoon, this starts to pass and the rain starts to get out of here. If you have afternoon plans, they actually dont look that bad. Temperaturewise, very mild start, as expected. At 44 degrees in philadelphia. 46 in wilmington and 43 right now in bluebell. In mild start means well make it into the 50s like yesterday. Some spots farther south flirting with 60. Well talk more about this when we come back am. Thank you, krystal. While there may be a damper on the mardi gras parade. Theyre set to march on main street. Randy gyllenhaal joins us live with details. Randy. Reporter its a rainy morning. Were hopes this clears out before the mummers come. Local businesses getting in the spirit with fancy kos tumts cos the front. One iconic costume will be catching a lot of attention. Its a hung gri dog. We run faster. Eagles center jason kelsey, hes back again. Hes going to don that infamous mummers costume from the eagles super bowl parade. Its on loan and hell be marching alongside the mummers from avalon. Apparently, hes going to play the saxophone which he learned how to play in high school. He will be marching in the 13th position out of 16 bands. No word whether hell make another speech. Organizers say he wants to experience what its like to strut. His personality on the parkway, i think hes a man of the people. Loves being with the people. And i think that the people love seeing this side of him. Reporter fyi, there are parking restrictions on main street. Weve seen cars getting towed already. Main street will close to traffic later this morning. Organizers are keeping an eye on the weather. They say, if necessary, they will postpone the parade by an hour. Either way, theyll be marching today. For now, live at the scene, randy gyllenhaal. Rain is leaving a deadly trail in other parts of the country. Millions of people from texas to western pennsylvania are facing Severe Weather threats. Kentuckys governor says three people died in the flooding there. Torrential rain is swamping cincinnati. In fact, the ohio river is at the highest level in two decade and wont crest until tuesday. Homeowners in michigan are protecting their properties with sandbags. The kalamazoo is expected to peak at a level not seen for 70 years. By the way, a possible tornado caused damage in arkansas. As students prepare to head back to class this week, were learning new details about the officers who responded to the High School Shooting in parkland, florida, but did not go inside to help. Nbc news learned three sheriffs deputies did not enter the building. Its not clear why, though. The Sheriffs Office didnt respond for comment. An officer armed waited outside the school for four minutes during the shooting. He quit the Sheriffs Office after it launched an investigation. 17 people died in the massacre. The alleged gunman is charged with their murders. The miami heat honoring those who were killed in the massacre. Players gathered in the middle of the court around this giant flag representing Stoneman Douglas high school. The arena held a moment of silence. Dwyane wade spoke to the survivors. We applaud the fearless students that are fighting for their lives and we also want to make sure their voices are heard around gun safety. You are our nations inspiration. We salute you and we support you. Team members of the heat are now wearing a black patch on their jerseys in memory of the victims. More companies are taking a hard stance against the National Rifle association, the nra, in light of the massacre. The organization is balking at stricter gun laws to prevent Future School shootings. United and delta plan to end their deal with the nra that offer Group Discounts for air travel. Major companies are cutting ties with the nra, including Car Rental Companies and hotels. The nra says the loss of a discount will not scare or distract any member from its mission. Is this time different in the gun deeb . Moderator chuck todd will talk about that on meet the press. That comes right here on nbc 10. Workers are marching ahead of a case in the u. S. Supreme court that could change their future. Hundreds of workers rallied during a day of action in center city yesterday. The requirement that they must pay dues to unions. Theyre hoping it sides with organized labor to maintain fair wages and strong contract negotiations. Janice case is nothing but a naked attempt by rich ceos to use the highest court in the land to cut down our unions. Many conservatives argue that forcing Public Workers to join and pay unions is a violation of their first amendment. Now to a live look at the olympic flame in pyeongchang, south korea. Just hours before the finale of the 2018 winter games. Overnight, while we slept, the russians beat germany for the gold medal in mens hockey. This weekend the eyes will be on the closing ceremony. John john johnny weir and Tara Lipinski are your hosts. Thats tonight on nbc 10. They cheer each other on. They have a camaraderie from one year to the next. Dedication to sports and each other. Athletes in our area take a different approach to one of the most popular competitions at the olympic winter games. Going home. People in Billy Grahams home state pay tribute to the late religious leader. This winter in the state with more ski mountains than any other, family fun reaches a new peak. So whether youre a speed demon or more of a snow angel, your winter chariot awaits. Pick the best peak for your family getaway at iloveny. Com new york state. Its all here. Its only here. Welcome back. Im first alert meteorologist krystal klei. As we look ahead today, were talking rainy and foggy conditions during your morning. But starting to dry out in the afternoon, which is great news for those who have afternoon plans. Maybe you want to see thee mummers later today. Its a mild start to the workweek. Temperatures will be mild, conditions finally dry after a fourday stretch of rain. For now, were not out of the woods. Weve got a good bit of rain out there. It pocketed across the board. Those are spots of rain coming down heavier. The good news, because its not a consistent swath of heavy rain, it hits you for a moment of and moves on to the next neighborhood. But you will notice through the Morning Hours this heavy rain will be generating across the board. Its rainy out there, the roadways are wet and thats going to last for the morning. Look at the planner and you can see that. 7 00 a. M. Through 11 00 a. M. Rainy in the day, still cloudy to mostly cloudy. The temperature will pick up into about the mid50s this afternoon. In the 40s this morning in the suburbs. Also looking at mid50s later in the day and same for the lehigh valley. Upper 40s at 3 00. But i think low 50s are possible by this afternoon. Whats going to happen is a warm front will surge in first, pushes in the warm air. Pretty soon a cold front comes in and it will cut off the supply quickly. 53 at 11 00 a. M. , same in new jersey with the rain coming to a close as we get into the afternoon. Isolated shower may linger. At the shore, those temperatures into the mid50s by close to lunchtime as well. Well talk more about this with your futurecast model coming up. See you shortly. Thanks, krystal. Also coming up, on the slopes, these local athletes say a popular sport isnt just for the kpet tcompetitors in south kore. Announcer nbc 10s olympic medal count is sponsored by independence blue cross. Live fearless. He wouldnhelp me. Itting us. Im scared. It hurts. He told me not to tell. Make the call. Make the call. Before its too late. Suspect it . Report it. Make the call. 18009320313 paid for with pennsylvania taxpayer dollars. Lets take that live look again at the olympic flame in pyeongchang, south korea. That flame only has a few hours of flickering to go before the closing ceremony. Exclusive coverage here on nbc 10 begins this evening at 8 00. More than 18,000 athletes in pennsylvania take a different approach to olympic sports. You may not see them in the winter games, but in many cases they work just as hard. Nbc 10s matt delucia visited with the group that makes Alpine Skiing very special. Come on reporter on a fresh patch of snow, these athletes are on cloud nine. Is this your favorite sport . Yes. Reporter Dustin Carver first hit the slopes 16 years ago. I said, try something new. I loved it since. Reporter dustin and the rest of his group are part of the Lehigh CountySpecial Olympics team. A weekly trip to Blue Mountain puts a smile on the faces of kids and adults with intellectual disabilities. This is awesome. Reporter marissa put on her first skis at age 14. I came home, i told my mommy really loved it and i kept on doing it. Nice one. Kids that didnt necessarily get picked for teams, here its an individual sport. I always say its an individual sport. Its you against the mountain. Reporter complete with gates for slalom skiing, the course gives the same feel as being in the Olympic Games minus the worldwide crowd. But that doesnt matter much to them. They cheer each other on. They have a camaraderie from one year to the next. Reporter whats your goal . Do you have a dream for skiing . My goal is getting better. Reporter to one day achieve that special taste of glory. I want a gold. Golden medal. Reporter matt delucia, nbc 10 news. Announcer now your nbc 10 first alert weather. Im first alert meteorologist krystal klei. Were starting with a live view in sennster city. Its hard to tell because of the low clouds that have developed. Day after day weve been dealing with this, patchy fog and periods of rain. But the periods of rain this morning o heavier than we saw, say, yesterday when it was mostly like showers. Well talk about that in a moment. The temperatures, this is the good news. No concern of rain turning to snow or ice because all of our numbers well above freezing. Had 3 in west mt. Airy. Were at 44 at Graduate Hospital and 44 at the airport for the official reading. Our morning low likely to be that value. Not a bad start to a day at the end of february. Really quite mild. The radar and satellite, nice wide view for us. Ive been talking about the warm front pushing in right now hoping to trigger the storms we see. This more organized line of yellow, orange, red that you see, thats the cold front itself that will move in fairly quickly after the warm front passes. Whats going to happen is the warm front moves through, helps to pick up the temperatures, keeps it very mild today. The cold front enters and stops us from going into, say, the 70s or anything like that. Were not going to see the warmth we saw a few days back, but it will be mild again today. The yellow pockets of rain, those are periods of heavy rain. Philadelphia county, where were having this brief moments where we can hear the rain hitting our roof because its so heavy. But its quick. 30 seconds, a minute. Then you no longer hear it. You may see this or experience this early this morning and into those midMorning Hours. Watch the future model and ill show you what im talking about. The model keeps the heaviest stuff in the north and west neighborhoods. A few of the pockets will drop south, especially as the cold front continues to edge our direction. At 10 00 a. M. , still the potential for steady to heavy periods of rain. Again, focus being along the i95 Corridor North and west. From 10 00 to 11 00 and we start to push things out. By noon, this computer model actually starts to dry philly out. Thats good news for those wanting to go to manayunk this afternoon. By 2 00 p. M. , everything is pushed out of here and the isolated showers through 5 00, 6 00. That moves through, the clouds start to thin overnight. Monday is going to start with a mix of clouds and sun. And then by monday afternoon, really starting to clear things out. We finally going to dry out, finally see our friend, the sunshine, tomorrow. Here are the highs for today. 56 in center city and 56 in landsdale. We could squeeze in warmer spots, particularly in new jersey, the shore and delaware where some 60s may move through. 61 in ocean city possible and in wilmington as well right near 60 degrees. Well talk more about these temperatures and how long the mild conditions last into the workweek coming up. The reverend billy graham is home. The body of the famed pastor who passed away this week is riefd in charlotte, north carolina. 130mile procession carried him to his hometown of charlotte. Crowds liends the streets to pay respects to the man known as americas pastor. Graham died wednesday at the age of 99 of natural causes. He will lie in repose in charlotte, then his body will travel to washington where it will lie in honor at the u. S. Capitol. Graham will be buried in charlotte on friday. The good times rolling for philly sports teams. Well show you the sixers and flyers latest conquests, plus the eagles victory wagon rolls on. Coach pederson gets the Royal Treatment in his adopted hometown. Thats next in sports. Happy sunday to you. Im Danny Pommells from nbc sports philadelphia. To the victor go the spoils, of course. The eagles still basking in the glow of being super bowl champs and Doug Pederson did not have to go very far. The guy has been wearing that smile for weeks. He was adopted in morristown, new jersey, his adopted hometown. Along with the assistant coach. He was presented with a proclamation making february 24th coach Doug Pederson day. How about that . He also signed autographs and addressed the crowd. Were not going to be the same philadelphia eagles. The way the business works, were not going to be the same. But were going to have the same message. Im going to present the same message and well work just as hard. Listen, i want to go back to atlanta in 2019. Didnt you know, the sixers and flyers have not lost in regulation since the eagles won the super bowl. Theyre now 1601 since the birds hoisted the lombardi trophy. Carson wentz bringing his mojo to the center yesterday ringing the bell before the sixers contest with orlando. Before we get to the game, check this out. The eagles underdog shirt on. He wins season tickets next season. That does not get old. This is the joel embiid show. The big fella bangs home two of his 28. 14 rebounds and one block. A big one. Pulls out the me tum bow finger wag. Jojo enjoying being the villain. 116105. Flyers visiting the senators leading 21 in the third when manning strings in the break away. Get pretty with him, claude. Look at that ridiculous move on craig anderson. Later in the period, this is ridiculous, Brandon Manning with a shot from center ice that somehow goes in. Anderson cannot believe it. Look at it again. Goes around the boards and takes a crazy bounce and you wouldnt expect that to go in like that, right . The flyers win 53. Phillies hosting the orioles in clear water. Bottom 2, bases loaded for jorge alfe alfero. He loves the salami. And gone. Grand slam. I cant remember the last time i had a salami. I was a fan of it, though. In the 8th. Will mill brooks and andrew pull em collide. Middlebrooks was taken to a nearby hospital for xrays. Phillies won the game, though, 96. How about it. . In less than a week well shift to march madness. Yesterday villanova hit a speed bump on a number one seed. More dramas than a soap opera. Marcus foster trying to win it. Bridges says huhuh, lets go to jeefr ti overtime. Villanova takes it on the chin, 8983. Theyre 254 on the season. That is your look at sports. Happy sunday to you. Im Danny Pommells from nbc sports philadelphia. Today hundreds of eagles fans will expected to get tattoos as a lasting memory of the birds super bowl win championship. A. C. Inc. In somers point will hold eagles flash day today. It runs for 12 hours. Theyre expecting hundreds of eagles fans. You can get your favorite designs from them. They sang and danced the night away. Port richmond neighborhood last night Philadelphia Argentine Tango School celebrated its 10th anniversary. A live band performed as dancers of all levels showed off their skills. Just a few minutes before 6 00 on this sunday. A wet and dreary morning across area. Krystal klei is tracking the rain and how long it will impact our sunday plans. Krystal . The bad news is the morning is not looking good. By the afternoon, a lot of it will move out. Im going to time it out neighborhood by neighborhood and what to expect in the workweek. Theres a live view in center city. The flags whipping around. A little bit of a breeze today, too. Look for heavy rain across the area. You can see it here on first alert radar. Well let you know how long youll need that umbrella handy in the forecast. Deadly flooding, severe storms take a toll on states in the nations midsection and claim lives in kentucky. Olympic finale. The flame will burn for only a few more hours over pyeongchang as the winter games wrap up with the closing ceremonies. Youll see them right here on nbc 10 tonight. Hard to believe the olympics is ending. Feels like its just getting started. Good morning. Im rosemary connors. Im dray clark. You definitely need your umbrella this morning. Look at Temple University in north philadelphia. It was coming down pretty hard and at least one guy had to put um his umbrella its. Lets get to meteorologist krystal klei as shes tracking that weather. We said saturday would be on off showers and saturday night, sunday morning the heaviest stuff would roll thro