So all of this coming to an end in the Lehigh Valley and the poconos. Philadelphia and our suburbs sleet and freezing rain for the next couple of hours at least until about 8 00 oclock and then south jersey delaware freezing rain and rain and that should be moving off the coast by about 10 00 oclock or so. Coming up, huge changes things are looking up. Major warm um but that will bring one to 2inches of rain with it license that rain be out in time for the birds game on saturday . Thats the big question. Well talk more about that iain in just a few minutes. All right, kathy. Look forward to that. Thank you. Rough ride this morning on route 73 in south jersey because of a water main break. That backed up traffic big time. The break happened near signal drive in voorhees this morning. Tonight all lanes are back open. In west philadelphia, another water main break. Early this morning on the 100 block of north 54th street. Pools of water filling the streets. The Water Department staying silent though on how things stand right now. Of course fox 29 is your Winter Weather authority. You can track this icy mix in real time along with kathy and our team of meteorologists always Jennifer Joyce well have her in a little bit. All you have to do is download the fox 29 Weather Authority app. Its easy and free and available for in you theism tunes and google play stores. We are on top of breaking news right now out of glenside, montgomery county. Dozens of residents have evacuated 43 a nursing home after a pipe burst. This all happened at the Fairview Care center on paper mill road. The facility is home to more than 100 residents and some have already been taken to other facilities. Pipe burst this afternoon. The basement right now Officials Say they have shut off all the power. The Philadelphia Fire Department is just released information about the services for the firefighter killed in the line of duty over the weekend. Mourners will now pair think respects to are lieutenant Matt Letourneau public viewing at the cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul the first is thursday at 4 30 and then friday at 9 00 a. M. That will be followed boy funeral mass at 11 00 on friday. Meanwhile federal investigators have joined the probe into saturdays fire in north philly atf is now trying to determine where and how that fire started. Also, today Governor Tom Wolf ordered flags flown at half staff to honor the fallen fire lieutenant Matt Letourneau. Joyce evans now has been talking with people inside the department as they try and deal with their grief. Joyce, a lot of tough days ahe ahead. There sure are. Thousands of firefighters and other First Responders from all over the area and the country are likely to go and pay their respects, and then theyll go right back and suit up again for the next emergency. No time to process anything. No time to grieve. Its a lot to bear. Veteran firefighter whos have been there before working to help others get some help. Its heartbreaking. A crushing loss to a family, firefighters in two counties where he served and the general public. Many of whom owe their life or that of a loved one to lieutenant Matt Letourneau. I was sitting next to him thursday night and 30 hours later im at the hospital with him. Local 22 president ed marks says the loss of a comrade and a rescue victim does leave many fellow firefighters hurting inside. Suffering in silenc. Its why he and 40 recently trained members of the Fire Department Peer Support Team will be heading out. Were stepping this whole thing up now. Fighting to change the culture of a tough guy image. Make everybody understand that it doesnt make you weak. It doesnt make you we are vulnerable and theres wrong with that. He believes ptsd is one of the reasons more firefighters have taken their own lives than have died in the line of duty. No one can help a firefighter better than firefighter. Unless you get into some professional counseling. Reporter retired batallion chief Michael Yeager knows it his hand he suffers the ptsd of the 13 in line of duty deaths he saw in his career. Just keep going over it and going over it and what if and how come and why didnt i and all those other things that you cant control any way. Reporter can you believe that with an he can treatmently high rate of suicide among firefighters. And a mothers plea to him just a few years ago when one of yeagers protegees took his own life. He gets emotional when we ask, why he spends his retirement trying to save firefighter liv lives. Sure i ride my motorcycle and i go on trips and all that other stuff, but this is very rewar rewarding to me. Even though you can measure it you know that somebody is getting help. Reporter while you guys are out here saving or doing everything you can to save a life, who saves yours . I talk to people. I talk to my brother. I talk to other friends. I talk hey still talk to people 43 jobs years ago. Reporter he says its still tough he gets through it. Mike yeager and ed marks and the Fire Department Peer Support Team stress they are not professional counselors but they are that bridge between talking it out firefighter to firefighter and gettin getting y professional treatment that they need. Iain . All right. Joyce, thank you very much. Of course as we mentioned the Fire Department just released information about the services for lieutenant letourneau. Two public viewings at the cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul thursday starting at 4 30 and friday at 9 00 a. M. Followed by a funeral mass at 11am on friday. Police are on the scene of overturned tractor trailer in philadelphias eastwick neighbor much the truck overturn just before 2 00 this afternoon on island avenue and lindberg boulevard. Were not told yet of any injuries. Why that tractor trailer overturn. Happening now, in burlington county, our jeff cole has a story 43 hainesport. Jeff . Reporter the st. Paul evangelical lune ran church. A work they are in the daycare former worker allegedly sexually abused young kids. No charges in that case but in awnry lated matter theres more controversy the long time pastor of this church is out a mid controversy. St. Pauls Evangelical Church is celebrating its 150th year it will be remembered by stunning news long time pastor david jost is gone under a cloud. I just think its sad. I mean its just like this domino effect thats happening all over. Reporter fox 29 learned parishioners were called to a meeting by letter sunday were a Church Bishop in a recording obtained bishop spoke to the shocked gathering. A number of weeks ago i was called by an individual with a credible complaint that your pastor engaged in an up appropriate relationship with an adult married woman who is a member of this congregation. Whos not his wife. She says she conducted her own probe and learned more. I received additional rewards ranging 43 unwanted advances to other inappropriate behavior on the part of the pastor. Reporter on the phone with fox 29 she says jost admitted to some of the behavior he resign as of january 3rd. A woman approach the door at josts lumberton home but wouldnt open it. No laws have been broken by jost but church goers say a line has been crossed. You surprised this is a pastor . Umhmm. This is was a parishioner. Right. Um, no. It doesnt surprise meme its still a man. You know, and reporter a man of god. Still a man. [ laughter ] you know. God or not. Reporter Bishop Bartholomew tells fox 29 news that her church will not condone this activity license in fact confront it. Fox 29 has confirm there is no criminal investigation of david jost. Live in haines pour, jeff cole, fox 29 news. Iain, back to you. Jeff, thank you. Caught on cameral in north philadelphia. Police are looking for a gunman who robbed two men on the street. Police say the guy forced the victims against the wall made them put their hands up and got away with wallets and cell phone. Thankfully nobody was hurt this happened on thanksgiving day on West Jefferson police. Police are just releasing the video hoping youll recognize this guy then theres what happened Christmas Day which has got Police Looking for a pair of thieves. Police just released this video 43 the 1200 block of north 57th street in west philly. The two men just bust through the front door avenue home and what they did have their eyes on of all things, a set of french doors which they grabbed and took off. Fun anything, please give police a call. Riverside Township Police are talking to student they say made a possible threat to another student. The investigators say the student made the threat on social media both students attend riverside township public schools. School administrators were told of the situation and the student they say made the threat was brought in to protective custo custody. Well horses formerly owned bite Philadelphia Carriage Company are now calling a horse rescue in maryland home. The horses have been transferred to the Gentle Giants draft horse rescue nonprofit in mt. Airy maryland. The Philadelphia Carriage Company agreed to give its horses on january 1st it was facing accusations of Code Violations involving the health of its horses. Kristen whats coming up next in sports . Iain finally game week here in philly now as the eagles start prepping for the falcons there is one key mindset theyre ,000 in america last year. We need to stand up and say enough. The only way this problem is going to be solved is if we raise our voices. Choose help over helplessness, hope over hopelessness. Make sure that the lives weve lost will not have been lost in vain. Addiction is a disease. When you ask for help, help is there for you. That wintry mick weve been talking about so far has schools dismissing early trying to avoid any icy conditions out there. Fox 29s jenner joyce is live in pennsauken. Jennifer how is the weather out there . Reporter we are still dealing with the freezing rain here as were live along route 70. Weve seen several salt trucks pass us by. They are trying to keep the roadways safe. As many people are trying to make their way home 43 work today. And as you said, iain, it was that threat of icy conditions that had many Area School Districts closing early and in fact two schools in the city of camden couldnt even open today because of weather related issues. During the height of rush hour, the rotors are wet and likely slick in spots as the rain and sleet hits the already frozen pave many. A wintery mick the latest weather woe following last weeks snow and a weekend of arctic temperatures. I love it. Im a december baby. Reporter she loves it but reba of camden also says she understands extreme Winter Weather can cause a lot of problems. Her sons school kramer elementary within the Camden Public School district had an early dismissal today. Two schools in the district couldnt even open because of watery lated issues. 100yearold york ship Family School has no heat. Cream elementary on mull forward street has an even bigger issue and wont open until wednesday at the earliest. Pipe burst the and that water, um, trickle down to all the way down to the first floor so theres been some damage to the building. Reporter andrew bell chief Strategy Officer for the School District says he understands School Closures are inconvenie inconvenient. Its not always an easy decision to make but our first goal is health and safety of our students. Report roar he says the district is working to keep families in the loop as much as possible. Many camden city parents tell us they appreciate the better safe than sorry approach that the School District is taking. Id rather pick them up early than later on the weather is like really slippery. Im okay with it because a lot of the teachers have to travel so and theyre worried about their safety as well as the childrens safety getting home. Reporter always better to be safe, iain. So if anyone is heading out tonight, just be extra cash. Back to you. All right, good advice, jennifer, thank you heads up if youre waiting for monday to arrive at Philadelphia International airport. Rivals have been delayed nearly two hours. You can see as we take look at phl kind of ugly out there 43 our camera right now its an hour and 47 minute delay because of that departures may be delayed as well. Check with the airline before you head out. Let gall bladder to your fox 29 Weather Authority now. Heres live look at the ben franklin parkway take it slow if youre headed out there. So will we see any Better Weather ahead. Kathys got your forecast in 152n15seconds. All right. We are looking at more precipitation falling as sleet and freeing rain where you see the pink thats that icy mix and its right along the philadelphia i95 corridor and northeast philadelphia as well. So lets take to you the neighborhoods where we are seeing freezing rain. It is being reported in places like felonville, along route 1, nicetown, germantown, kensingt kensington, frankford, east falls and even in to bridesburg. If you look to the north and west, right along 95 and along the river on the pennsylvania side bensalem in the freezing rain and tacony palmyra on the jersey side delanco, Edgewater Park and delran seeing the freezing rain. It goes right down into camden and also burlington counties and moorestown along 38, 295, the turnpike, route 70 through greentree ellis burg circle near 41 and 70 and even into cherry hill, mt. Laurel and medford seeing that icy mix and freezing rain. Youre going to walk outside lit feel like rain. You can see what ice . But when it hits that subfreezing surface, like a railing or a sidewalk, thats untreated or your car windshield, thats when it freezes on contact. Its pretty tricky precipitati precipitation. Lift wood wilmington mill side seeing freeze rain along 95. Cornys point in salem county and as we head down the shore in dennis its freezing rain and he will dora the same and reads beach freezing rain you can see right along the parkway were seeing a transition to rain so even close to the shore to the north of sea isle we could could be seeing freezing rain micking in with that rain. So please be aware of that down the shore. Pretty slow out there not many cars i think everyone hit the road early to get home. Still some icing on our sidewalk and of course anything thats untreated out there tonight. Temperature is 31 in the city. The wind chill is 22. Southwest winds are trying to warm us but theyre warming at the upper levels of the atmosphere first before they wake make their way to the ground overnight tonight anything that is melting with temperatures into the mid 30 Social Security going to refreeze because all of these temperatures are going to be plunging again tonight. So refreezing. Its 31 in philadelphia. 26 in pottstown. 26 in allentown where the precipitation is ended so youre done for the night. Along the i95 corridor, freezing rain and to the south and east as well that will continue for the next couple of hours. So Lehigh Valley and far north and western suburbs precipitation ended just cloudy skies. Philadelphia the i95 corridor northeast philadelphia no jersey it should be lingering till about 8 00 oclock tonight. And south jersey and delaware, even down the shore that precipitation will linger to about 10 00 oclock overnight, temperatures fall. Philadelphia 30. Wildwood 30. Atlantic city 31. 23 in the poconos. And during the day tomorrow, we see a huge surge of warmth. 42 degrees. But guess what, thats really just average for this time of year. So average is going to feel really good. Mostly sunny skies expected and then that surge of warmth continues right into the weekend. We will have rain, though, with that warmth for friday into saturday. Our models are saying about one to 2inches of rain expected. Heres your seven day. So we go 40 on wednesday. Near 50 on thursday. Rain likely friday the rain should be out by the time the birds play saturday afternoon. The high 52. 20 degrees colder sunday. Im glad thats not game day and then by monday 31. So kristen, maybe a little wet but guess what . At least youll be warm. Warmer. I love that forecast, kathy. Eagles, though theyre home team dogs to the falcons this week. Hear what they had ttp www. Evertz. Com[a5df] pro tip giant has great prices on produce. Raspberries for john. Strawberries for amy. Whats a jicama . Thanks amazing produce prices. Only at giant. Just puts a bigger chip on our shoulder. Just adds fuel to the fire. Its just adding fuel to the fire. The fact that the eagles are home team dogs against the falcons saturday. Its motivating these guys. So dont freak out the eagles like playing in this zig its where theyve been most comfortable with this season as the birds started prep for atlanta today offensive coordinator frank reich talked about what he wants to see 43 nick foles on saturday. Simply put, he wants foles to go back to the basics. Throw the ball deep town field be aggressive and remember that hes got an entire team supporting him throughout the game. Play his style. Play his game. You know we talk this is a team game. This is we, we, we. Were going to do this. We do it together. Its not anyone man. It never was anyone man. This game is never they theres been great players in this league thats the great thing about this sport much thats what i love about this sport so much. If were going to go where were going to its all of us. Remember that scene 43 hoosiers their coach gene hackman measures the court before their championship game. Defensive coordinator jim schwartz reflected on to treat it like the next game in front of them. Theres a reason that scene in hoosiers runs so true to people the point was, hey, this is the same as, um, same as the other games we played and, you know, you need to you cant play out of character. You know, you cant tried to too much. Even though the eagles are getting ready for their first play off game this weekend, it doesnt mean they didnt have time to give back to today. Players went over to chop this afternoon to play bingo with kids and their families. Never too early to start rallying the crowd here in philly for the play off run but love to see this kind of thing because you know its just making these kids and the players day. Temple paul palmer name to the 2018 College Football hall of hame joining his penn state carry collins. The wildcats are back on top villanova once again the Number One Team in the country after Michigan State lost this weeke weekend. Nova will look to defend that ranking as they have a top ten matchup against xavier on wednesday over at the wells fargo sent. I want to say one thing real quick. Forecast is looking good for the week for the eagles game. So many people are talking about the fact that a dome deep atlanta who plays inside. Torry smith put it the best today. Its just football. You may no matter the weather. Thats correct. People can stop putting so much emphasis into that. Eagles are going to be fine its going to be a good matchup on saturday. Its going to be great. They play great in snow. 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