District attorney. The longtime civil rights lawyer torpedoed six other candidates in the democratic primary and then a republican career prosecutor in the general to win the highest lawenforcement post in philadelphia. This despite his very liberal views on policing, crime punishment, and his own lack of experience in prosecution though 1. 45 million fromhelp his case. Crystal ball here, george. Will people in the future see krasners election as a shift or as a blip . No, i think it is consistent with peoples commitmentublic process. You see voters all the time voting for change. I think Larry Krasner identified himself as the candidaten an issue a nuare very important to people i. E. , people sitting in jail with bails that they cant pay but havent been convicted of any crimes, and i think that in minority communities where he is talking about the prosecutorial process and the criminaljustice process being about reform and not just punishment. You know, about 15 or 20 years ago, it b
The cold. Snow on the ground in the poconos, but its the tripped weather thats got everyone layering up. We got a windchill advisory, windchills ten to 20s below zero. In some area, and this as people are trying to ring in the new year, celebrations happening in philadelphia tonight and of course tomorrow but many are determined to see those fireworks in the annual mummers day parade, thanks for joining us. Im iain page, it is the kind of weather that makes you want to stay inside. Now, its only going to get worse, meteorologist kathy orr, let me guess, what to expect, cold more of the same, happy new year everyone. Penns landing is place to be for the fireworks at 11 00 and 12 00 were looking at busy conditions in old city and across the Delaware Valley. The temperature is only one, i should say 10 if youre going outside but the windchill around zero, winds out of the west at six miles an hour, we do have the windchill advisory for six to ten degrees below zero in the philadelphia are
Left in the dark. Right now deniozens of people a without power. The effort to get the lights back on. And the mummers are not letting the cold stop their new years tradition. The extra measures being taken to keep them safe and warm. And spreading kindness. How a local than is using buttons to send an Important Message for the new year. Good morning. This is nbc 10 news today. Im lauren mayk. And im dray clark. Were in the midst of another deep freeze. Temperatures are brutal. So definitely dress in layers whether youre going to the parade or just doing things with family. Lets get over to tammie souza. You know, this is a roller coaster weve been rising but it does not peak at 40 or 50 degrees, it is stuck in the teens and 20s. And that is the case all week. So we are still under a first alert for dangerous kofld. That is through 8 00 tomorrow morning. If you are going out this morning, if you dont have to go out, i wouldnt. But if you are, make sure you cover everything. Face, finge
Feels well below zero in many places. Lets get a check on the forecast, with meteorologist david murphy. Happy new year. Reporter happy new year, to you, guys, too. Its going to be a bitter one today. Well start out with a windchill advisory that expires at 10 00 a. M. In the afternoon youre looking at severe windchills in anywhere from negative 15 up to zero in the morning and up to ten in the afternoon. Hold this shot because well bring in another floor. There we go. As we take a look at satellite were not seeing much cloud coverage out there. Were looking at sunshine, thats not going to help. 9 degrees in philadelphia. 6 in allentown. 6 degrees in trenton. One degree in lancaster. 6 in wilmington, 9 in millville. Take a look at the current windchills this will be the story today. Right now it feels like 2 below in philadelphia. Seven below in allentown. 6 below in reading, and 2 below in millville. Everybody uncomfortable out there and staying that way as we head into the afternoon.
In pot town and eight below. And 11 degrees for a real temperature and 20 is our High Temperature for later today. That is what were dealing with, happy new year. Lets talk traffic, bob kelly has day off, it has been a rough start this morning, and that is not what we want to hear on this new years morning. It was a horrible accident with overturn cars on route one roosevelt boulevard northbound approaching wissohickon avenue, it is off to the side, hasnt been cleaned up, road closed for mummers new years celebration, broad street all the way to washington avenue, other streets affect, 15th and market, sansom street and pine all in that area this morning as far as, automobile traffic, you wont be able to get through but, of course, if you want to watch parade just bundle up and have a good time this is what new years eve looks like in our area, this was one of our shows that we had, two shows at six and at midnight, one for families and war for people out to dinner and for parties, abs